Maladict Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Is it a Greek island? Is it Samos? No, it's on the mainland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maladict Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Is it one of the somewhat more famous cities in Homer or one of the very many he just mentions? It's pretty obscure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOfClayton Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Was it ever noted for the presence of an Oracle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maladict Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 No, I don't think it was noted for anything, really. I'll post a suitably cryptic clue over the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auris Arrectibus Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Lucky guess: Mystra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maladict Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Lucky guess: Mystra? Unlucky, I'm afraid. Get out your atlases. Take the exit off the main highway #1 near little Thebes and head for the nearest coast. You can't miss it, it's just by the side of the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auris Arrectibus Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Well, that was a nice journey, Maladict. Quite a torment. After I found MikroqhbeV, it was easy with the help of an atlas (google-earth), though. Pfoehee .... ! It must be Fthiotides Thebes or "Christian Thebes". Pyrassos (inhabited since 6.000 BC), which is mentioned in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad was destroyed in the 3rd century BC and from its ashes rose Fthiotides Thebes. Thousands of objects from 5th-6th century AD and 5 churches, rich of decoration and mosaic floors, were found in the Fthiotides Thebes area. The church of Peter has an impressive length: 75m and counting because not all of the building is excavated yet. Because of these early Christian finds from the Byzantine period, the city is also called "Christian Thebes". The community was destroyed in the 7th AD and never rebuild. So, I guess I got al the clues right, and learned a lot today. Jeroen H de Lange, Amsterdam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maladict Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Congratulations. Yes, it's ancient Pyrassos, today known as Nea Anchialos. One of the more underrated ancient sites in Greece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auris Arrectibus Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 (edited) My previous posts were too easy, maybe this one isn't. This site also doesn't expect many visitors, though it's an amazing historical place. Good luck, challenge me for some clues. Edited January 10, 2013 by Auris Arrectibus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOfClayton Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Interesting one. The setting looks like Rockbourne or Wall, but the masonry most certainly does not. The scenery looks fairly British, but on the grounds I don't recognise it, I'll start the ball rolling with this: It's somewhere outside the Britannia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Interesting one. The setting looks like Rockbourne or Wall, but the masonry most certainly does not. The scenery looks fairly British, but on the grounds I don't recognise it, I'll start the ball rolling with this: It's somewhere outside the Britannia. I would go a bit farther and suggest that the vegetation looks like northern France or possibly more likely somewhere 'fairly' near the Rhine in Germany. I don't think that it is in the Netherlands but I may be wrong. I find it an interesting site in that the visible 'standing' masonry looks to be around 4-5 foot (1.2m - 1.5m) high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auris Arrectibus Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Interesting one. The setting looks like Rockbourne or Wall, but the masonry most certainly does not. The scenery looks fairly British, but on the grounds I don't recognise it, I'll start the ball rolling with this: It's somewhere outside the Britannia. Outside Brittaniae it is .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auris Arrectibus Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 (edited) Interesting one. The setting looks like Rockbourne or Wall, but the masonry most certainly does not. The scenery looks fairly British, but on the grounds I don't recognise it, I'll start the ball rolling with this: It's somewhere outside the Britannia. I would go a bit farther and suggest that the vegetation looks like northern France or possibly more likely somewhere 'fairly' near the Rhine in Germany. I don't think that it is in the Netherlands but I may be wrong. I find it an interesting site in that the visible 'standing' masonry looks to be around 4-5 foot (1.2m - 1.5m) high. No, not in the Netherlands ... France it is. Edited January 10, 2013 by Auris Arrectibus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auris Arrectibus Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Okay, try this. Maybe this could be a lead: There is said to be some British connections, presumably. The first one was an event in the 5th century AD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOfClayton Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Is this place connected to the continental part of the Saxon Shore fortifications? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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