Category: Greek

Segesta, Sicilia
Feb 7

Segesta, Sicilia

Most Recent Visit: May 2017. Well removed from any modern settlements is the ancient remains of Segesta. Like Eryx, Segesta seems to have been one of the major settlements of the Elymian people of Sicily, and served as the political center of the Elymians. Also, like Eryx, the name of the city seems to have…

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Emporiae, Hispania Tarraconensis - Part I
Nov 16

Emporiae, Hispania Tarraconensis – Part I

  Most Recent Visit: June 2016 Quick Info: Address: C/ Puig i Cadafalch s/n 17130 Empúries-l’Escala Hours: Everyday 10:00-17:00/18:00/20:00 Admission: 5 Euro I thought it appropriate that my first post be about the site that nearly kicked off my archaeological odyssey about eight years ago. My first stop on my first trip to Europe was…

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