Tag Archives: #brockodyssey2017

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Source: http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/stoa-poikile-excavations-in-the-athenian-agora/ A bronze shield from the Battle of Sphacteria, 425 BCE, is displayed at the Agora Museum in Athens, Greece. The round and heavily damaged shield has lost its bronze colour and is now grey. Spartan shields were generally … Continue reading →

Nike of Paionios, Olympia The ancient Greeks are known for their magnificent sculpting skills and creations with the realism the pieces of art created. One of the many known sculptures from ancient Greece is the Nike of Paionios, known for … Continue reading →

The road from Delphi to Olympia descends from Mount Parnassus at an elevation of 1,800 feet to the Gulf of Corinth at sea level. It is a thrill ride of switchbacks on narrow mountain roads, that takes you from the … Continue reading →

Few people have the opportunity to ever visit the ancient site of Olympia, fewer still have the chance to run with their peers on the very track were the first Olympics took place in 776 BCE. The Temple of Hera … Continue reading →

June 9th was our first and only full day spent in the little town of Delphi. Yesterday evening we were all met with jaw dropping scenery and one of the best sunsets I have ever seen! It was a promise … Continue reading →