A post about the Arch of Galerius came up in my feed the other day featuring virtually the same photo as the one in the top left of this collage, because it’s pretty much the obvious picture to take. It’s the relief on the inside of the south west…
So here is the Black Perl from yesterday's post. The only thing Greek about this is the presumably legally required registration number and name in Greek on the hull near the stern. And that is interesting. Just like the great vowel shift in English…
Jessi on the absolutely silly and touristy pirate ships they have in the harbour at Thessaloniki. There are three of them. One was not in service this particular day, but could be seen on the other side of the harbour. The masts of the other one that…
Actually, in this context, the skull and crossbones represent the burial place of Adam. Early Christian tradition held that the crucifixion occurred over the burial place of Adam. By extension it also represents the…
