This was my dinner tonight—grilled octopus tentacle. You can see the suckers on the tentacle. It was not bad—tasted like calamari, but more tender.
This is for JoAnna—these are loom weights discovered during the construction of the metro station in central Athens. They actually discovered an extensive Roman bath. These loom weights are part of the finds from the Roman bath.
Valley looking down from Delphi. You can see the Gulf of Corinth in the upper right.
Tamzen in front of the theatre at Delphi. Apparently musical performance was a part of the Pythian games.
Athenian Treasury at Delphi
Model of what the Oracle of Delphi complex looked like back in the day.
The famous charioteer. One of the only ancient Greek bronze statues in existence (most surviving bronze statues are in fragments or are Roman copies). It was made in 474 BC to commemorate the victory of a chariot team in the Pythian games.
These guys stood in front of a temple. I took the picture because I knew Matthew would like them.
Cool sphinx—given as gift to sit on top of a column in the Delphi complex.
Cool Corinthian helmets hoplites used to wear
Cool shield from Delphi museum.
This was my dinner tonight—grilled octopus tentacle. You can see the suckers on the tentacle. It was not bad—tasted like calamari, but more tender.
This is for JoAnna—these are loom weights discovered during the construction of the metro station in central Athens. They actually discovered an extensive Roman bath. These loom weights are part of the finds from the Roman bath.
Valley looking down from Delphi. You can see the Gulf of Corinth in the upper right.
Tamzen in front of the theatre at Delphi. Apparently musical performance was a part of the Pythian games.
Athenian Treasury at Delphi
Model of what the Oracle of Delphi complex looked like back in the day.
The famous charioteer. One of the only ancient Greek bronze statues in existence (most surviving bronze statues are in fragments or are Roman copies). It was made in 474 BC to commemorate the victory of a chariot team in the Pythian games. 
These guys stood in front of a temple. I took the picture because I knew Matthew would like them.
Cool sphinx—given as gift to sit on top of a column in the Delphi complex. 
Cool Corinthian helmets hoplites used to wear
Cool shield from Delphi museum. 
Did you see any Corinthian leather?
ReplyDeleteIf I ever go to Corinth, the first thing I want to find is some of that great Corinthian leather used to make those wonderful, Chrysler Cordovas!
Wow, those pictures are wonderful! I love the oil lamps. I mean, everything is amazing but when you look at the oil lamps and the loom weights the ancient civilization seems not so removed. You can see people using them in their day to day life. I'm not sure why but the look of hoplite helmets has always kind of freaked me out. Has anyone else had that experience? Am I just weird? (I dare to ask!)
ReplyDeleteOh neat-o!! :) I'm actually not really sure what loom weights are used for, but I would assume to weight something down. ha ha. Too bad they didn't find the loom that went with them! What a neat find! Thanks for sharing!! Loving all your pictures!!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics, great post. Answered all my questions except one: Why Ricardo? It's Corinthian, not Spanish. Telly Savalas couldn't have made that sales pitch?
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