Ancient Sites Photo Gallery
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France, St Romain-en-Galroad... did it lead to Rome?vacationchick
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France, St Romain-en-Gal - public toiletpublic toiletvacationchick
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Germany, Berlin, The propylon of the Sanctuary of Athena Nikephoros from the Pergamon Acropolis, Pergamon Museum BerlinThe monumental gateway, which stood at the northeast corner of the sanctuary, was built by Eumenes II in the early 2nd century BC. The two-storey building, had a porch of four Doric columns (tetrastyle) on the ground floor, above which was a dedicatory inscription by Eumenes to Athena Nikephoros. The upper storey was a balcony with four Ionic columns and fronted by a military frieze depicting armour and weapons. The Sanctuary of Athena Nikephoros, on the southwest corner of the walled citadel on the Acropolis, was one of Pergamon's oldest religious centres, used for the worship of Athena and Nike. The cult of Athena at Pergamon had associations with the city's mythical founder Telephos, the son of Herakles and Auge, who was a priestess of Athena. The Attalid rulers of Pergamon claimed to be descendants of Telephos, and thus of Herakles and Auge.Joe Sermarini
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Germany, Trier - AmphitheaterUnder the Arena
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Germany, Trier - AmphitheaterThe way into arena
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Germany, Trier - AmphitheaterThe arena, built in the 2nd century A.D. for cruel games with gladiators and animals, had a seating capacity of about 20,000.
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Germany, Trier - Amphitheaterthe entrance
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Germany, Trier - BasilikaThe so-called Basilika, Constantine's throne room, is the largest surviving single-room structure from Roman times. The Romans wanted the architecture to express the magnificence and might of the emperor.
It is used as a church now.
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Germany, Trier - BasilikaUnbelievable size: 27 m (90 ft) wide, 33 m (108 ft) high, and 67 m (220 ft) long - with an adjoining hall outside even 75 m (250 ft).
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Germany, Trier - BasilikaLater on, the archbishop used it as his administrative center and it was enlarged by three palace wings after 1614
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Germany, Trier - Imperial bathsGoing to the baths was an important part of Roman life: Over 1600 years ago, the Romans built one of the grandest and most impressive baths in the world: the Imperial Baths.
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Germany, Trier - Porta NigraThe gate dates back to a time (about A.D. 180) when the Romans often erected public buildings of huge stone blocks (here, the biggest weigh up to six metric tons).
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Germany, Trier - Porta Nigrathe other side of the gate
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Greece, Amphipolis, Lion of Amphipolis - Via Egnatia, west side of the Strymonas riverAmphipolis is best known for being a magnificent ancient Greek polis (city), and later a Roman city, whose impressive remains can still be seen. It is famous in history for events such as the battle between the Spartans and Athenians in 422 B.C., and also as the place where Alexander the Great prepared for campaigns leading to his invasion of Asia. Alexander's three finest admirals, Nearchus, Androsthenes and Laomedon, resided in this city and it is also the place where, after Alexander's death, his wife Roxane and their small son Alexander IV were exiled and later murdered. Excavations in and around the city have revealed important buildings, ancient walls and tombs. The finds are displayed at the archaeological museum of Amphipolis. At the nearby vast Kasta burial mound, an important ancient Macedonian tomb has recently been revealed. The unique and beautiful "Lion of Amphipolis" monument nearby is a popular destination for visitors.
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Date 16 June 2018
Author Neptuul Joe Sermarini
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Greece, Amphipolis: The Lion of AmphipolisThe first pieces of this rather grand monument were discovered near the banks of the River Strymon in 1912 by Greek soldiers during the Second Balkan War. Further finds were made in 1916 and in 1930-32 during the creation of Lake Kerkini. The Lion was restored (and partly reconstructed) in 1937.
The sculpted Lion itself is 5.3m tall, on its base it stands over 8m high. It is plausibly dated to the late 4th century BCE. Recent work on the Kasta Tomb, which is about 4km distant, has revealed further fragments also apparently belonging to the Lion and it may be the case that the Lion originally surmounted that tomb and was only later moved to its present location.
Nobody knows what or who the monument commemorates; perhaps ongoing work on the Kasta Tomb will illuminate matters. A quite similar, somewhat smaller, statue, the “The Lion of Chaeronea”, honours the Sacred Band of Thebes, which was wiped out at the battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE. But while several ancient sources (including Pausanias and Strabo) mention the Chaeronea lion and the circumstances of its construction, there is no ancient record of the Amphipolis lion.
Abu Galyon
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Greece, Athens - Acropolis, Parthenon, Slab of the North Parthenon Frieze
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Greece, Athens - Acropolis, The Erectheum
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Greece, Athens - Entrance to the Athens Numismatic MuseumThe former mansion of noted amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann. What was inside those doors was truly marvelous.
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Greece, Athens - Odeon of Herodes AtticusBuilt in 161 ADJ. B.
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Greece, Athens - ParthenonTemple of Athena built by Perikles.J. B.
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Greece, Athens - Temple of Hephaestus and Athena Erganealso Theseion
Temple was used as church in christian times.J. B.
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Greece, Athens - Temple of Olympian Zeuscompleted by HadrianusJ. B.
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Greece, Athens - The Gate of Schliemann's House - AthensNot exactly an ancient site but as the home of the Greek Numismatic Museum it houses one of the great collections of ancient coins .... a must see on any visit to Athens.
This is photo is of one of the wrought iron gates of Schliemann’s Athenian mansion constructed in 1878/9. The swastika motif derives from his Trojan excavations and borders a design of winged sphinxes and acanthus leaves capped by an owl with spread wings.
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Greece, Athens - The Temple of Olympian Zeus
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Greece, Athens - Theatre of Dionysus17000 spectratorsJ. B.
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Greece, Athens - tower of the Windson the Roman agora,
built in 50 BC - maybe earlierJ. B.
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Greece, Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, East Front of the Parthenon Restored and DissectedJoe Sermarini
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Greece, Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, North West Corner of the Parthenon
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Greece, Athens, The Acropolis from the Pnyx.The Pnyx, the home of democracy is the sloping area in the foreground, while the Acropolis dominates the background. Here assembled the Athenian citizen body to hear the great Athenian masters of rhetoric and to cast their votes on the most momentous decisions in the history of ancient Athens. The speaker's platform cut from the rear bedrock face of the Pnyx is to be seen in the centre right. As seen here the remains of the Pynx date from its third and final phase of development in the mid-fourth century BC when it was greatly expanded to accommodate the growing citizen body.
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Greece, Athens, The Approach to the Pynx from the AgoraThe home of democracy, the Pnyx was rebuilt and expanded in the 3rd quarter of the 4th century B.C., probably around 345-335 B.C. A massive, curved, retaining wall was built, as seen in this image. The steps of the old walkway from the Agora are visible and overbuilt by the retaining wall. Great Athenians such as Themistocles, Pericles and Socrates would have walked this path and steps in the heady days of the zenith Athenian democracy.
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Greece, Athens, The Pnyx - outer stone retaining wall.The home of democracy, the Pnyx was rebuilt and expanded in the 3rd quarter of the 4th century B.C., probably around 345-335 B.C. A massive, curved, retaining wall was built, as seen in this image. The steps of the old walkway from the Agora are visible and overbuilt by the retaining wall. Great Athenians such as Themistocles, Pericles and Socrates wolud have walked ths path and steps in the heady days of the zenith Athenian democracy.
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Greece, Bassae - Temple of Apollo Epikurosbuilt 450 - 400 BC
designed by Iktinos - architect of the Temple of Hephaestus and the Parthenon
!!! There is the earliest example of Corinthian capital. Corinthian capital is in interior, exterior is built in Doric style.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BassaeJ. B.
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Greece, Cape Sounion - The Temple of PoseidonAccording to legend, Cape Sounion is the spot where Aegeus, king of Athens, leapt to his death off the cliff, thus giving his name to the Aegean Sea.
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Greece, Corinth -- April 2011pitbull
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Greece, Corinth - Peirene fountain - Acrocorinth in the backgroundJ. B.
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Greece, Corinth - temlpe of Apollo - Acrocorinth in the backgroundCorinth was completely destroyed by Romans in 146 BC - except this temple. Romans built new Corinth 100 years later.J. B.
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Greece, Corinth – the BemaThe bema of Corinth is a prominent raised platform in the south-central part of the ancient agora. The bema is the traditional civic location where public orations (political or ceremonial) would have been given and where legal cases were brought for trial. In Acts 18:12 the βημα is given as the place where Paul the apostle is accused before Gallio, the proconsul of Achaea (Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus). Gallio, however, declines to become involved in what he regards as a purely Jewish dispute.
The hill in the background is, of course, the city’s acropolis, the Acrocorinth.
Abu Galyon
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Greece, Crete - PhaistosMinoan palaceJ. B.
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Greece, Crete, Knossos - palacecenter of Minoan culture - the first civilization in Europe
Old palace is from 19th to 16th centuries BC J. B.
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Greece, Crete, Knossos - palacecenter of Minoan culture - the first civilization in Europe
Old palace is from 19th to 16th centuries BC J. B.
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Greece, Delos - an altar
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Greece, Delos - detail of the ancient pathway to Mt Kinthos
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Greece, Delos - from the summit of Mt KinthosAt its peak in the second century BC up to 10,000 slaves per day were trafficked through the slave market at Delos which was focused on the commercial port area to the left of center in the middle distance of this image.
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Greece, Delos - Grotto of HerculesTo be found at the foot of the approach of Mt Kinthos.
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Greece, Delos - household wellWater supply was a problem on the dry island of Delos. The solution was found in a mix of cisterns and wells. Cisterns retained the water from the sparse winter rains, while small wells are to be found frequently in residences as illustrated by this example.
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Greece, Delos - Maritime Quarter Streetscape
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Greece, Delos - Mosaic Floor in the Maritime QuarterInterestingly this mosaic floor features the symbol of Tanit a Carthaginian goddess.
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Greece, Delos - On the Ascent of Mt Kinthos
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Greece, Delos - On the Ascent to the Summit of Mt KinthosThis sort of material is to be found everywhere on the site of ancient Delos.
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Greece, Delos - Temple of IssisThe Cycladic island of Delos was revered in antiquity as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. During the early Classical era it was a sacred religious precinct dedicated to the worship of these gods. In the late fifth century BC, at the peak of its role as a religious sanctuary, neither birth nor death was permitted to occur on the island. However, commercial imperatives were soon to over ride this religious taboo. Delos occupied a central position with respect to the trade routes of the Mediterranean, so that by the late 3rd century BC commercial activity overtook its role as a religious sanctuary. The sacred character of the island dissipated, displaced by a cosmopolitan trading centre. By the 2nd century BC it had evolved to become the centre of the Mediterranean slave trade. Strabo recorded that up to 10,000 people per day were trafficked through its slave market. This role continued into the early Roman era, until in 88 BC Mithradates VI, King of Pontus, decimated the population in an attack on the island. In 69 BC the pirates of Athenodoros destroyed what remained of the commercial centre of Delos and it fell into decline, to be effectively abandoned by the 6th century AD.
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Greece, Delos - the ancient theatre
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Greece, Delos - Wall in the Maritime QuarterRemnant plasterwork and painting illustrates how the coarse stone walls were finished in the residential area that is the Maritime Quarter.
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Greece, Delos water cisternWater supply was a problem on the dry island of Delos. The solution was found in a mix of cisterns and wells. Cisterns retained the water from the sparse winter rains, while small wells are to be found frequently in residences.
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Greece, Delphi - Ionian column and treasure of AthensJ. B.
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Greece, Delphi - overlooking the Temple of Apollo
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Greece, Delphi - Profile of the Charioteer of DelphiDating from the early fifth century BC, this is one of the most hauntingly beautiful works of art. It still speaks after 2,500 years.
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Greece, Delphi - temple of ApolloJ. B.
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Greece, Delphi - The Charioteer of DelphiThe life-size statue of a chariot driver was found in 1896 at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi. It is now in the Delphi Archaeological Museum.
The statue was erected at Delphi in 474 BC, to commemorate the victory of a chariot team in the Pythian Games, which were held at Delphi every four years in honor of Pythean Apollo.
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Greece, Delphi - The Charioteer of DelphiThe life-size statue of a chariot driver was found in 1896 at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi. It is now in the Delphi Archaeological Museum.
The statue was erected at Delphi in 474 BC, to commemorate the victory of a chariot team in the Pythian Games, which were held at Delphi every four years in honor of Pythean Apollo.
The beauty of this work is breathtaking.
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Greece, Delphi - The Head of the Charioteer of DelphiThe life-size statue of a chariot driver was found in 1896 at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi. It is now in the Delphi Archaeological Museum.
The statue was erected at Delphi in 474 BC, to commemorate the victory of a chariot team in the Pythian Games, which were held at Delphi every four years in honor of Pythean Apollo.
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Greece, Delphi - The Stadium at DelphiLooking from the marker at the farthest end from the starting line.
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Greece, Delphi - The Temple of Apollo at Delphi
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Greece, Delphi - The Theatre at Delphi overlooking the Temple of Apollo with the Treasury of the Athenians in the background
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Greece, Delphi - theatreJ. B.
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Greece, Delphi - tholosJ. B.
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Greece, Didyma, The ruins of the Temple of Apollo at Didymahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DidymaJoe Sermarini
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Greece, Epidaurus - theatreJ. B.
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Greece, Epirus, Kassope Street in Kassope and view to the southGreece, Epirus, Kassope Street in Kassope and view to the south
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9 May 2016 Rjdeadly
Kassope or Cassope was an ancient Greek city in Epirus. Kassope occupies a magnificent and remote site on a high platform overlooking the sea, the Ambracian Gulf and the fertile lands to the south, and with the slopes of the Zalongo mountain to the north. It is considered one of the best remaining examples of a city built on a rectilinear street grid of a Hippodamian plan in Greece. The first settlements on the site are from the Paleolithic. However the city of Kassope was founded in the middle of the 4th century B.C. as the capital of the Kassopaeans, a sub-tribe of the Thesprotians. It belonged to the Aetolian League. Cassope or Cassopia is mentioned in the war carried on by Cassander against Alcetas II of Epirus, in 312 B.C. The city flourished in the 3rd century BC, when large public buildings were built. Kassope also minted its own coins. It was destroyed by Roman forces in 168-167 B.C. Kassope was abandoned in 31 B.C. when the remaining inhabitants resettled to Nikopolis the region’s new capital. The visible remains include the Cyclopean walls, an agora, a theater, the prytaneion. Joe Sermarini
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Greece, Gortys (Peloponnese Arcadia) - sanctuary of AsclepiusGortys lost its influence after foundation of Megalopolis in 371 BC.J. B.
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Greece, Kos - agoraKos is place where Hippocrates (father of medicine) was born.J. B.
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Greece, Kos - Asclepieionparts of column, temple in the back ground.
Kos is place where Hippocrates (father of medicine) was born.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AsclepieionJ. B.
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Greece, Kos - Asclepieion - mosaique of Satyr?J. B.
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Greece, Kos, Gymnasium of Kos, archaeologic site in Kos city, Kos island Gymnasium of Kos, archaeologic site in Kos city, Kos island.Joe Sermarini
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Greece, Lesbos, Messa: The pan-Lesbian sanctuary of Messa, Lesbos (probably of Aphrodite).The pan-Lesbian sanctuary of Messon, at the center of the island, was established in early historic times and served as the seat of the Lesbian Koinon (Commonwealth). The temple had eight columns on the short sides and 14 on the long sides. Most of the temple was built of white volcanic rock. Marble was selectively used for the decorative elements. The cella walls were made of reddish volcanic rock. The temple was probably destroyed by an earthquake in the 3rd or 4th century A.D. Seven kilns from that period were found in the area. Architectural members of the temple were used to build the kilns, which were then probably used to burn other parts of the temple for lime production.
Photo by Tedmek 20 Jun 2010, released to Public Domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lesbos_Messa01.JPGLondon
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Greece, Messene - ancient springJ. B.
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Greece, Messene - Arcadian gateJ. B.
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Greece, Messene - EkklesiasterionJ. B.
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Greece, Messene - StadiumJ. B.
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Greece, Messene - Stadium - "VIP sector"J. B.
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Greece, Messene - Stadium - votiv columnJ. B.
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Greece, Messene - theatreentrance to koilon - auditoriumJ. B.
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Greece, Mycenae - Lion gateJ. B.
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Greece, Mycenae - The Lion GateI waited a long time for this shot, the nanosecond when any one of the thousands of visitors swarming over the site wasn't visible in the frame. Sometimes you get lucky!
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Greece, Mycenae - tomb of KlytaimnéstraJ. B.
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