WotWotius Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Utica! Right! I had a sneaking suspicion that I was Utica to begin with; I just could not find any images. Right, here is another: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Had it been a Phoenician city? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotWotius Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 No. OK, so that rules out everything Carthaginian and much of the Mideast. Is it Egyptian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotWotius Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 No. Would you like a clue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 No. Would you like a clue? I think it can be Apollonia, Libya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Caesarea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotWotius Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Caesarea? Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 This one should be quite easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguel Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 (edited) Glanum! Edited July 3, 2007 by miguel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Glanum! Yup that's correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Caesarea NOT originally Phoenician? The architecture certainly looks Phoenician (that stone in particular). Here's the first Google-hit for the above image of Caesarea. I'm guessing this is the one WW used since the image size is identical. Now note what the page says about the history of Caesarea: Initially, Caesarea was a Phoenician site in the Persian period (6 to 3rd C BC). The Phoenicians, the maritime merchants of the ancient world, used the natural bays and the nearby rivers in order to establish a port, one of many ports that they set up along the shore stretching from Tyre down to Gaza. The city flourished at the Greek period. Later, in the Roman period, King Herod created it into one of the largest cities in the Roman World, and called it after his patron, Augustus Caesar. The site was an important Roman city, and played an important role in the history of Ancient Israel. It later decayed after the Arab conquest, and returned to glory with the Crusaders. After their retreat the city was left in ruins, and its stones were reused in buildings throughout the region. Come on, guys, we can't guess the ancient city from bad clues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguel Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Yup that's correct! Yay!! The first time I got it right! This should also be an easy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotWotius Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 (edited) Caesarea NOT originally Phoenician? The architecture certainly looks Phoenician (that stone in particular). Here's the first Google-hit for the above image of Caesarea. I'm guessing this is the one WW used since the image size is identical. Now note what the page says about the history of Caesarea: Initially, Caesarea was a Phoenician site in the Persian period (6 to 3rd C BC). The Phoenicians, the maritime merchants of the ancient world, used the natural bays and the nearby rivers in order to establish a port, one of many ports that they set up along the shore stretching from Tyre down to Gaza. The city flourished at the Greek period. Later, in the Roman period, King Herod created it into one of the largest cities in the Roman World, and called it after his patron, Augustus Caesar. The site was an important Roman city, and played an important role in the history of Ancient Israel. It later decayed after the Arab conquest, and returned to glory with the Crusaders. After their retreat the city was left in ruins, and its stones were reused in buildings throughout the region. Come on, guys, we can't guess the ancient city from bad clues! For Goodness sake, there is no need to bite my head off. Besides Caesarea was a Phoenician site; it only really became a city under Herod, hence its namesake. This is, after all, only a game... Edited July 3, 2007 by WotWotius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 For Goodness sake, there is no need to bite my head off. Besides Caesarea was a Phoenician site; it only really became a city under Herod, hence its namesake. This is, after all, only a game... No worries... I wrote this post before I had my AM coffee and was still very cranky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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