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Τhe word "πεταλόσχημος' ( petaloschimos) is not so rare in modern greek ,it is probably a technical one ,it means exactly that an object has the shape of a horse s hoof

Thank you for your reply, we dont know if this specific anchor has the name of this Sostratos..i think its too early yet... the item must be conserved

https://ellinondiktyo.blogspot.com/2019 ... d=IwAR3UpU

A granite anchor of 400kg was found in the sea ,near the island of Levinthos ( between Naxos and Kos) , dated VI century bC .The very interesting case is that it belonged to a very big ship unknown from other sources

' The sculpure was used as a building material,and was found during the renovation of the Museum s stores.Late Hellenistic with 'echoes' of pergamene baroque.It will be exposed in 2020 among other items (Exibition s title : The memory of Aigai" ) My personal observation -the marble originated from a...

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Never seen before ,marble portait of Alexander ,Museum of Veroia


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I was also curious if they used name-shortening, but I would assume they maybe did? Considering the long names they had, and also that family and friends often give each other nicknames or pet-names... Who knows? For Hephaistion I've seen the nickname "Phai" often, but someone told me it was a girl...

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Just found this summer the two statuettes , Artemis in copper and her brother Apollo in marble ,probably belonging to a rich villa .Late first century AD.

Well, considering a couple of them are colleagues and have PhDs in Greek/Macedonian history and teach at unis there, I did consider carefully. If your friends, who they claim they are the owners of such titles, advised you that the name "Alekos" is a diminutive of Alexander they were right. But, th...

Thank you for your answer

' I actually consulted several Greek -speaking friends '
'' Then choose your friends more carefully"

I stopped reading when i met Dolores

.... I dont know which is more preferable ,to laugh or cry ...I havent never read an historical novel referring to ancient Greece ( Hellas, 4 b.C) which mentions names ( new greek- names of our era ) like Alekos, Sakis ,Sandros , and the christian spanish name Dolores !!!

1525550_apollonas_peiraios_1.jpg https://www.lifo.gr/articles/archaeology_articles/243938/istories-apokrypsis-treis-periptoseis-apokalypsis-thammenon-athinaikon-thisayron Before I say anything, please use the translation option of your browser because the text is in Greek. "Stories of hidening - Th...

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A very young man kisses a girl. 515-500 BC

Thank you Alexias for pointing us to the link in question as it does indeed provide us with a plethora of rare works and manuscripts.

Hi Delos I think that after this interview msr K.Peristeri will be sentenced to death by stoning ... I am kidding I believe that the she relies on the inscriptions she found -the famous ' I received ...for Hephaestion " ,the monogram of Hephaestion on the rosettes in the interior of the tomb, and th...

Hi Delos In a conversation with the interviewer i suppose the archeologist wanted to avoid some difficult technical elements .The rectangular shape would originate from the ashes s shape that in turn , would have take the shape of the object containing it. We have seen this in other digs . It is ver...