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Stunning finds from ancient Greek shipwreck [Antikythera]
Phys.Org ^
| 10/09/2014
| Provided by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Posted on 10/10/2014 12:12:50 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
Wouldn’t that be something if the spear was from the Athena Promachus...
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posted on
10/10/2014 1:49:59 PM PDT
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Molon Labbie
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To: Molon Labbie
They might find her under the rubble and debris....................
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posted on
10/10/2014 1:54:15 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: Molon Labbie
From Wiki:
The Athena Promachos was finally destroyed in 1203 [in Constantinople where it had resided since 465] by a superstitious mob who thought she was beckoning the crusaders who had besieged the city (Jenkins 1947).
ISLAMISTS!.......................
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena_Promachos
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posted on
10/10/2014 1:56:55 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
Yes, damned shame. Well, I am sure it is still a fantastic find, whoever the spear belongs to.
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posted on
10/10/2014 2:16:17 PM PDT
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Molon Labbie
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To: Molon Labbie
Who knows what is beneath the two millennia of built up rock and debris? There may be a statue of her or another pantheon member under there.....................
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posted on
10/10/2014 2:21:12 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: Red Badger
True, would be very exciting to see a full bronze of her, especially with Phidias’ name on it.
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10/10/2014 3:11:50 PM PDT
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Molon Labbie
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To: Red Badger
Most ancient Greek philosophers thought the earth was a sphere (a perfect shape), and several made fairly good estimates of the size of the earth.
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10/10/2014 4:05:26 PM PDT
by
VanShuyten
("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
To: Red Badger; Pollster1; 240B; 75thOVI; Adder; albertp; asgardshill; At the Window; bitt; blu; ...
Thanks Red Badger and Pollster1. This was the most interesting part to me:
The finds are also scattered over a much larger area than the sponge divers realized, covering 300 meters of the seafloor. This together with the huge size of the anchors and recovered hull planks proves that the Antikythera ship was much larger than previously thought, perhaps up to 50 meters long.
And to all, be sure to visit the antikythera/mechanism keywords, surely one of the most active archaeological FR keywords. A day early, a good one for the Digest members.
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10/10/2014 5:14:10 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: Molon Labbie
True, would be very exciting to see a full bronze of her, especially with Phidias name on it. Probably a cheap, Roman knock-off..................
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10/13/2014 6:21:21 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
10/17/2014 10:33:33 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Well, ever since Jonah...................
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posted on
10/17/2014 10:34:29 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: Red Badger
That whole whale thing freaked ‘em out.
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10/17/2014 10:59:58 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
After they had thrown Jonah overboard and the storm subsided immediately they all became converts to the Hebrew religion...................
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posted on
10/17/2014 11:09:11 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: xzins
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posted on
12/27/2014 4:14:06 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
Thanks, Sunken.
There definitely appear to be ‘a few’ on this topic. LOL.
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posted on
12/27/2014 6:48:06 PM PST
by
xzins
( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
To: Red Badger
Well, ever since Jonah...................
Jonah, he decapitates that mudcat's head,
An' gets his pipe ter drawin'; an' this is what he said: ...
When I seen a big fish, tough as Methooslum,
I used for to dive into his oozly-goozlum!
When I seen the strong fish, wallopin' like a lummicks,
I useter foller 'em, dive into their stummicks! I could v'yage an' steer 'em, I could understand 'em, I useter navigate 'em, I useter land 'em!
Don't you pester me with any more narration!
Go git famous! Git a reputation!"
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04/21/2020 3:40:23 PM PDT
by
Hiddigeigei
("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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