*grins* My favourite part of the Temple of Nemesis is that they carved the statue out of a marble block left by the Persians, who were so sure that they were going to win, they hauled it all the way from Persia with the army so that they'd have this block to carve a great victory monument.
Of course, when they had their asses handed to them at Marathon, and the Greeks suddenly had this lovely piece of marble, it became the statue of Nemesis. :)
Graffiti is an ancient tradition. It's interesting to see the graffiti of an ancient Roman traveler right next to Byron's graffiti on some of these temples. In an odd way, they become historical records themselves.
As one librarian put it while describing what makes notes in the margins of books valuable: "If you're famous, writing in the margins of your books makes them more valuable. If you're not, it makes them worthless." The same seems to be true of graffiti on temples. Lord Byron's graffiti is valuable, but "Ted wuz here 1992" just doesn't cut it.
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thanks for the pictures
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Of course, when they had their asses handed to them at Marathon, and the Greeks suddenly had this lovely piece of marble, it became the statue of Nemesis. :)
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I've never heard that story before
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Great that you get to see them in person.
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As one librarian put it while describing what makes notes in the margins of books valuable: "If you're famous, writing in the margins of your books makes them more valuable. If you're not, it makes them worthless." The same seems to be true of graffiti on temples. Lord Byron's graffiti is valuable, but "Ted wuz here 1992" just doesn't cut it.
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