08-07-2006, 04:03 PM
Quote:Oh wow,
I can almost feel the sun and hot stones and soil under my feet...
in fact I would love to be there right now.....
Those are beautiful photos....
Thank you Arthes, but believe you wouldn't want to be there. I came down from that hill soaking wet. I wouldn't want to stand guard on that frying pan for all the gold of Midas
I would like to ask our expert a question if I may. In the first of the galleries, which by the way showed no evidence of newer construction like the others I found a similar to this stone embeded in the stone floor
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e238/ ... 290303.jpg
This a picture of the gallery I'm talking about.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e238/ ... 290299.jpg
Could this be the base of an oxybeles, gastrafetes or ballista?
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e238/ ... phetes.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e238/ ... beles3.jpg
Spyros Kaltikopoulos
Honor to those who in the life they lead
define and guard a Thermopylae.
Never betraying what is right,
consistent and just in all they do
but showing pity also, and compassion
Kavafis the Alexandrian
Honor to those who in the life they lead
define and guard a Thermopylae.
Never betraying what is right,
consistent and just in all they do
but showing pity also, and compassion
Kavafis the Alexandrian
