09-21-2007, 10:44 AM
Quote:.....Ruben, how did your vist to Volos go ? Don't forget to post the photos !
My visit went well. It's definitely a beautiful museum, and one that I highly recommend. Of all the provincial museums I visited (many), it was definitely the nicest.
So, without further ado, the photos of the stele in question:
http://www.antiquemilitaryhistory.com/images/chalk1.JPG
http://www.antiquemilitaryhistory.com/images/chalk2.JPG
http://www.antiquemilitaryhistory.com/images/chalk3.JPG
His bow can just barely be made out in his right hand. Unfortunately, there is no trace of his dagger, which hung from his belt in the exposed region on the left of his tunic, or his helmet. The shield is still fairly clear (especially the image of Herakles on it), and you can see the faint remains of the arm of his attendant holding his two javelins.
Ruben
He had with him the selfsame rifle you see with him now, all mounted in german silver and the name that he\'d give it set with silver wire under the checkpiece in latin: Et In Arcadia Ego. Common enough for a man to name his gun. His is the first and only ever I seen with an inscription from the classics. - Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian
He had with him the selfsame rifle you see with him now, all mounted in german silver and the name that he\'d give it set with silver wire under the checkpiece in latin: Et In Arcadia Ego. Common enough for a man to name his gun. His is the first and only ever I seen with an inscription from the classics. - Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian
