https://freerepublic.com/tag/oenoanda/ en-us Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:41:24 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4400726/posts The remote ruins of Oenoanda, home of the famous Epicurean inscription of Diogenes. Scenic Routes to the Past explores the remote Hellenistic ruins of Oenoanda in northern Lycia. The site features an impressive Roman aqueduct, extensive defensive walls, and the remnants of an agora once home to one of the ancient world's longest philosophical inscriptions, which remains a focus of ongoing archaeological study. The Ruins of Oenoanda | 7:58 Scenic Routes to the Past | 61.7K subscribers | 25,713 views | August 7, 2026 YouTube https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4400726/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:41:24 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1549447/posts Oenoanda, as well as Cibyra and Bubona, belong to the northern section of the area, which in antiquity was known by the name of Lycia. No populations from mainland Greece ever settled there, but the Greek language flourished in these lands as much as in Ionia and Aeolis. The local population had already ceased using Lycian from the fourth century BC but never stopped emphasizing their origins and traditions. The Lycian people, as they called themselves, considered themselves part of Hellenism, but unique thanks to their Lycian characteristics. The Mediterranean once favored composite, cosmopolitan identities. Ekathimerini (english edition) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1549447/posts#comment Fri, 30 Dec 2005 19:40:22 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4134311/posts What Happened to the Wealth of Crassus? | 0:31 / 11:20toldinstone | 336K subscribers | 31,781 views | February 24, 2023Chapters:0:00 The wealth of the Roman elite1:51 Investment strategies2:20 Passing wealth to the next generation3:23 Masterworks4:58 It's tough being rich6:21 Elite infertility7:50 Infant mortality8:57 The example of Crassus9:32 Long-lasting families YouTube https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4134311/posts#comment Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:22:52 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4373478/posts For a millennium, Gortyn was the most important city on Crete. Its ruins - largely unexcavated - are scattered across a picturesque landscape of stony hills and olive groves. Scenic Routes to the Past | 58.2K subscribers | 4,704 views | March 27, 2026 0:00 Introduction 0:34 Agios Titos 1:09 Law code of Gortyn 2:30 Acropolis 4:33 Unexcavated area 5:35 Two temples 6:48 Praetorium 7:18 Metropolitan basilica 8:11 Baths YouTube https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4373478/posts#comment Fri, 3 Apr 2026 13:32:30 GMT