Category Archive: Another thing
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Another thing: a local masterpiece - a Nike by Skopas at Tegea
Do I need to point out the extraordinary beauty of this ancient statue? I firmly believe that such works speak for themselves; they are eloquent as spiritual expressions and proud ... Read More
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Another thing: world-class sculpture off Sicily - the Motya Charioteer
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. Look ... Read More
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Another thing: remote but central - local and imported pottery on Vis in Croatia
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. What ... Read More
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Another thing: display of strength - a Classical cuirass from Syracuse
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. I'm ... Read More
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Another thing: glory beyond death - a sarcophagus from Patara in Antalya Museum
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. If ... Read More
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Another thing/another view: Voices from Roman Britain - the Vindolanda Tablets
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. I'm ... Read More
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Another thing: a sight fit for a god - the Vatican Sleeping Ariadne
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. Look ... Read More
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Another thing: a cultural hero - Socrates on a fresco in Ephesus
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. A ... Read More
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The Archaic Warriors and Ladies of Archontiko in Macedonia
Pella is a well-known archaeological site in Central Macedonia, Northern Greece, only 40km (25mi) to the west of Thessaloniki, the region's modern capital. From the 4th to the 2nd centuries ... Read More
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Another thing: delicate beyond belief and made of agava - Hvar Lace
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. It's ... Read More
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Another thing: a Box for a Hero - the Urn of Brasidas at Amphipolis
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. We're ... Read More
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Ireland Diary 2019 - The Gleninsheen Collar: Treasure in the National Museum of Ireland
“Exploring Ireland” is Peter Sommer Travels’ first Irish itinerary, an expert-led archaeological tour of Ireland, running only for the second time in 2019. Once again, we are offering a kind ... Read More
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Message on a Column: rewriting history at Mystras
“May he have the curses of the 318 God-bearing Fathers of Nicaea and also the curse of me, the sinner. [In] the year 1312." These are the final four lines ... Read More
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Another thing - Greece's Oldest War Memorial on the Acropolis
"Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. In ... Read More
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Another thing: Sailing the wine-dark sea - ancient ships on a Theran krater
Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. What ... Read More
