To: SunkenCiv
"Like many ancient Greek theaters, the theater at Pergamon is an acoustic marvel: An actor (or tourist) speaking normally on the stage can be heard even at the top of the cavea (seating structure)."Probably the best acoustics of any amphitheater!
Snakes, the symbol for Aesklepios, ornament a marble altar. In the ancient world, snakes symbolized healing and life-renewal. The caduceus was adopted as a symbol of the medical profession because of its similarity with the serpent entwined staff of Aesklepios. IIRC, there is more than one example in situ.
24 posted on
08/29/2009 6:25:04 AM PDT by
Daffynition
("...... we are about to be czarred and fettered." ~ alterum ictum faciam.)
To: Daffynition
Caduceus... oh yeah... he was the hero and main character of the Codessey.
27 posted on
08/29/2009 7:42:57 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: Daffynition
Snakes, the symbol for Aesklepios, ornament a marble altar. In the ancient world, snakes symbolized healing and life-renewal. The caduceus was adopted as a symbol of the medical profession because of its similarity with the serpent entwined staff of Aesklepios. IIRC, there is more than one example in situ. In spiral like the DNA helix.
If you are into fringe stuff like I am (for fun mostly) you would read lots of speculation regarding the connections.
42 posted on
08/31/2009 6:07:29 AM PDT by
Nikas777
(En touto nika, "In this, be victorious")
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