9 Aug
2012
9 Aug
'12
2:27 p.m.
This reminds me of something my prof told me about the museum at Piraeus in Greece. For
those not familiar with the geography, Piraeus is about five miles from the acropolis in
Athens(IIRC). For centuries it was *the* port used by Athens for shipping, during the
Peloponnesian Wars they built the Long Walls that encircled the acropolis and created a
path to Piraeus.
As ships are wont to do in harbours, a number of them sank over the years. This has lead
to some amazing finds off Piraeus, some of the most beautiful bronzes you will ever see!
Magnificent stuff. The thing is, this place is kind of out of the way and I understand
that it actually gets very few visitors. If you manage to make the trip down, the staff at
the museum is *very* enthusiastic to show people around. My prof got quite the tour last
time he was there.
On 2012-08-09, at 4:10 PM, William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> wrote:
Of course, sometimes the museum folks are looking for an excuse to get
away from the boring paperwork jobs, so this can be used to an
advantage!