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Emma on Day Twelve: Epidaurus and Corinth
Bright sunlight, long windy roads that stretch far into the distance, and more mountains than you can count. The bus ride through mainland Greece feels like a vacation while staring out at a green screen…the views cannot be possible. Today … Continue reading
Keegan on Day Eleven: Racing at Nemea
I’m a competitive person. Ask anyone. I’m the most competitive. Put me against any other competitive person and I’ll be the most competitive every time times infinity. I’ll trash talk anyone. I’ll trash talk my own mother. I’ll trash talk … Continue reading
Shealin on Day Fourteen: The End of a Journey
Well, the day has come. Today (June 18th) was our last day exploring sites together. It was very bittersweet, as most of us are exhausted and missing our families, but still loving every minute of the trip and not being … Continue reading
Michael on Day Ten: Tiryns, Mycenae, and the Argive Heraion
June 14 We left in the morning for Mycenae the great fortress of King Agamemnon with its gigantic cyclopean walls and imposing lions gate but first we stopped at the acropolis of Tiryns built with huge walls and considered the … Continue reading
Adelina on Day Seven: Bassae and Messene
June 11 We started our day in the Neda hotel in Olympia. We packed up and headed out to the bus to take a trip to the temple of Apollo at Bassae. The trip was a two hour long bus … Continue reading
The Mosaic of Bacchus in Corinth
Within the walls of a Roman villa in the Greek city of Corinth lies an intricate and stunning mosaic. The head of the god Bacchus is centered in a series of overlapping petals made from triangles; near-hypnotic in their layout. … Continue reading
Mycenaean Warrior Vase, 12th Century BCE
Warrior vase also known as ‘House of the Warrior Krater’ found in the Mycenaean Acropolis 12th century BCE. This vase was found in the Mycenaean period around the acropolis and was known as the ‘Warrior Krater’. Kraters were large vessels … Continue reading
Artemision Bronze Object Analysis
The Greeks had many artistic works developed in the 5th c. BCE such as the 460-450 BEC bronze Poseidon/Zeus. The Artemision bronze statue of Poseidon or Zeus (Fig. 1) was discovered in the sea. The statue was pulled out of … Continue reading
Justin on Day Nine: The Miracle of Water
June 13 In “The Crying Of Lot 49”, which I finished as we made our way up mountains, Thomas Pynchon defines a miracle as “an intrusion from another world,” and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. Back in Pylos: … Continue reading
The Miltiades Helmet
The Miltiades Helmet In the collection of battle memorabilia in the museum at Olympia in Greece is the Miltiades Helmet. It looks battered and the crown is missing, and the surface is dull, without the slightest hint of the burnished … Continue reading
