[from Archaeology mag] Ruins at Anemurium, TurkeyAnatolian Archaeology and Ceramics Application and Research Center, Selçuk University
Posted on 10/30/2024 11:21:16 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
The 13-line inscription about the wrestler, which was found complete and intact measuring 120 cm (47 inches) by 50 cm (19 inches) and weighing half a ton, is believed to be 2,000 years old. The condition of the inscription makes it the first discovery of its kind for the region. The stone was found in the Harbor Bath where last year a Roman period statue was found. Tekocak said "Just like last year, the Harbor Bath has provided us with significant discoveries." The discovery suggests that the city was important as more than just a maritime trade centre.
The inscription praises Kaikilianos for having won the second edition of a wrestling competition held in the city every five years. Anemurium may have been a key location for sports in the region, with a palaestra—an ancient wrestling school—among its ruins which would have offered training to ancient athletes. Tekocak posited that "Olympic-level competitions" could have been taking place in the area, saying that the inscription marks a "significant development for us and offers new insights into the athletic culture of ancient Anemurium."
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[from Archaeology mag] Ruins at Anemurium, TurkeyAnatolian Archaeology and Ceramics Application and Research Center, Selçuk University
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Hulkus Hoganus.
Hulkus Hoganus?..................
GMTA!...................
Wrestler. Believe that? You’ll believe anything.
I’m thinking more The Iron Sheik
Flairius Rickus
That's why it's called the Palestra! Anyone growing up in Philly when its colleges were the center of college basketball knew that name and that place.
I'm not sure it was worth living 70 years before learning that 🙂 but my brain is a little heavier today.
All right, that's it, the five of you are not allowed to hang out together anymore. ;^)
Anyway, it's Andre Gigans.
If they were always wrestling in there, no wonder it’s in ruins.
Popeye??
Testicules
Bigus Richardus…. But everyone called him Dickus….
“and his wife, Incontinentia Buttocks”.
You can tell when he’s around, that crazy music starts playing.
But didn’t the romans built a wall to keep RowdyRoddyPipers ancestors out, because the romans would’ve eventually been kilt.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rowdius Roddius Piperus…
Testicules
LOL!
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