Maladict

Hint: Trajan was here.

FORVM ancient coins is another good place to start. A broad collection of coins for sale, as well as 'bargain lots', which are well suited to beginners. They also have interesting articles and a large and knowledgeable forum community. I'm basically with NN on this, having seen the damage those metal detector guys cause everywhere, amateurs and professionals alike. Chances are you will be helping to perpetuate it. And if an offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Dunno, might be something as simple as 'tradition' or 'fashion'. White grounded pottery as a whole seems to be different from the other kinds as far as chronology and typology are concerned. Less susceptible to changes, perhaps. But again, I'm really not that knowledgeable on the subject.

Cool! You're on the right track, by the way.

I'm no expert either, but I believe the white grounded lekythoi were favoured as grave gifts. That might explain their relative abundance: they were better preserved than the 'daily use' variants.

Really? I'm quite sure I've seen red lekythoi. Maybe even black ones but I might be wrong there.

Perhaps. I've got one that's very evil but I'm saving it for another time Let's try this one first:

The impressive part is what you see, the temple itself was quite small. It would, in fact, have been hard to spot from the town. From out on the ocean, it would have been quite magnificent, I imagine. Proserpina dam, near Merida/Emerita.

Perhaps it should be mentioned that any full length versions found on the internet would be illegal, unless explicitly endorsed by the BBC. Even those 10 minute clips are probably dubious. I know it's not in the forum guidelines, but maybe we should refrain from posting these kinds of links here? It's very easy to find those full length versions anyway

That easy, huh? You'll all pay for that next time

That one went over my head Excellent, what will you be doing there?

It's not fake, but it's not a very good algorithm either. And somehow it failed to get those google results. The value would be much higher if it had.

I forgot It's Alba Fucens.

Heh, now you gave it away Kept looking at the Alps for some reason.

Having now read this thread properly, here is another bit of information. In Rome there is a place called Monte Testaccio. It is an artificial hill, about 120 feet in height, and it is made up entirely of discarded amphorae numbering in the tens of millions. It was in use from about 150BC to AD 250. It is now a park on the right bank of the Tiber, to the south of the Circus Maximus. Google Earth shows it perfectly. Yes, but now you're talking industrial refuse. Monte Testaccio was next to Rome's river port, where the ships from Ostia would dock. If some Roman threw a pot out the window of his house it probably wouldn't end up there.

Indeed. I wouldn't have thought of the Baleares otherwise. I yield the floor to Bryaxis Hecatee.

Pollentia? (the Balearic one)

Same point as portraying the Spartans as a bunch of cape and leather speedo-wearing steroid containers. That's what I meant by visuals too. They took the basic story line and changed the appearance of pretty much everything: The Spartans, Persians, the terrain, weaponry, everything except the basic plot lines. Whatever they decided to use instead doesn't really matter.

So were Miller and Snyder. The hyperbole they used in pretty much every scene should have made it clear what this movie was about. Much clearer than, for example, the muddled mess that was Troy. Imo the exaggerated visuals are what made 300 succeed where Troy failed.

That would make it southeastern Spain. Cordoba?

How unfortunate. If I guess this one you can go next. Too bad I don't have a clue A complete stab in the dark: Tusculum?

Because LotR really happened and Thermopylae didn't?

Correct! You're up.

The missing column did end up in Lecce, carrying Mr. Oronzo. However, that was not the question. Wrong road. Take the other one.

No. The missing column has been borrowed by the patron saint of Ostuni.