Okay, so, that was weird.
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Posted on 08/25/2020 1:14:55 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
We bring to light the unknown sunken port of Ancient Eretria, which is only 30 meters from the modern port, but is separated by 2,400 years from it...
The ancient construction along its entire length maintains a constant width (8 meters) and is located -86 cm lower than the current sea level. The original construction dates back to the beginning of the second half of the 4th century BC with some reinforcing modifications at the beginning of the 3rd century BC. century...
The city owes its great flourishing to the maritime trade during the 9th and 8th BC. century. The city's trade contacts with the Eastern Mediterranean are close, mainly with the region of Syria, Palestine and Cyprus. Eretria flourishes and great prosperity of the city is placed in the 8th BC. century, a period that participates in the 2nd Greek colonization, together with Chalkida, founding in 775 BC. in the Gulf of Naples the Monkeys (today's Ischia). While in the North Aegean the main colony of Eretria is Mendi in Halkidiki.
At the end of the 8th BC. century the great controversy broke out between Chalkida and Eretria for the occupation of the Lilantian field, which ends with a possible defeat of Eretria.
In ancient Greek literature the memory of an Eretrian sea empire is strong, an echo of the events of the geometric and early archaic period...
In 87 BC. Eretria allied with Mithridates and was completely destroyed for the second time by the Romans in 86 BC.
(Excerpt) Read more at ca.news.yahoo.com ...
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Amen. Good response.
Blessing.
O/Rebel - Thanks for the apology.
From my perspective, not everything has to be the same old stories about the political dregs of society. The original post is a refreshing change of pace.
Ciao,
ptsal
So, where is the footage??
It turned out to be meterage, because the whole darned place is on the metric system. What a SNAFU!
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