MNTornadoGuy
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Some of the oldest recorded tornadoes in history:
44 BCE Rome: Tornado detached bronze plaques from the Temple of Fede.
60 BCE Rome: Unroofed homes, destroyed a wooden bridge, and uprooted trees in the countryside.
152 BCE Rome: Struck "Campo Marzio" where it demolished a column with a golden statue.
156 BCE Rome: Possible tornado unroofed a home near the Temple of Jupiter.
182 BCE Rome: Possible tornado wrecked buildings in the city.
205 BCE River Ebro: What might have been a tornado struck during one of the Punic Battles. Described as a snake that "demolished everything in its path with a swirling mass of water that kept on coming.”
The Ancient Greeks were also clearly aware of the existence of tornadoes but there are no surviving records of specific events in Greece then.
44 BCE Rome: Tornado detached bronze plaques from the Temple of Fede.
60 BCE Rome: Unroofed homes, destroyed a wooden bridge, and uprooted trees in the countryside.
152 BCE Rome: Struck "Campo Marzio" where it demolished a column with a golden statue.
156 BCE Rome: Possible tornado unroofed a home near the Temple of Jupiter.
182 BCE Rome: Possible tornado wrecked buildings in the city.
205 BCE River Ebro: What might have been a tornado struck during one of the Punic Battles. Described as a snake that "demolished everything in its path with a swirling mass of water that kept on coming.”
The Ancient Greeks were also clearly aware of the existence of tornadoes but there are no surviving records of specific events in Greece then.