[SunkenCiv]

Credit: Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities/Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports/Anastasis Agathos

[dp0622]

and finally, a shipwreck with amphorae dating back to the early Christian period...

amphetamine?

I wonder where they were heading.

Incredible article.

What always fascinates me is that in all these different eras, these people thought their civilization and even their generation were the be all and end all...when it was really a moment in time.

I guess that applies to us too. We are but a moment in time

i’m so depressed now

[shadeaud]

Noah's’ Arc anchor?

[Chainmail]

Thank you once again.

[Verginius Rufus]

Levitha’s ancient name was Lebinthos. But I suppose everyone knows that. There are a number of place names in -nth- in the Aegean, including mainland Greece, and they are believed to be pre-Greek. When the Greek-speakers invaded they kept many of the names from the previous inhabitants (just like the English colonists in North America kept many American Indian names). Korinthos, Zakynthos, and Kynthos are examples.

[moovova]

Wow...look at those. I’d love to discover some amphora filled with gold or silver.

[blogOps]

Thanks for the list of links.

[11th_VA]

I just watched an Amazon Prime series you might be interested in: ‘Storm Over Europe - The Wandering Tribes’. It chronicles all the European Migrations out of Northern Europe from about 150 BC to 800 AD; and describes how Europe became Europe. That part of history has always been a mystery to me, but now I know. Great series, four episodes.