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Thanks Eloise,  :))

 

Hi TR,

It is not know if the Trojan Horse was real of if it was just a fable.

It doesn't matter it is a good story.  :))

 

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Today I vistied the Basiilica cistern.  It is ha huge water reservoir that was built under the city.

It would be really spooky if there was a blackout and you were down there!!

 

Again I could not upload pics - are other people uploasding pictures?

Anyway.

 

Here is the cistern.

https://gyazo.com/54363600c75cc72749916509a5450e04

 

Here is some information about it

https://gyazo.com/a69b7cf6c05c740945355ec7927b09db

 

Here are some fish that have always been used to check that the water quality is alright.

In a seige situations the enemy might try to poison the water supply.  Better that the fish die first!

Some of thse fish were really big!

https://gyazo.com/79680a448211d8ca4a50f1da0375617a

 

The base of this column has got an upside down portrait of Medusa.  Persius cut of Medusa's head of snakes and after that it could be used upside down to ward off evil.  Perhaps someone would like to expand on this.  I have lots of conflicting versions of why Athena turned Medusa'a beautiful hair into snakes in the first place.  :/

https://gyazo.com/40c516df06e2135ca764ddd6de5a9832


Some of the columns are a little different from others. This one is covered in peacock eyes.  The eyes represent the hundreds of slaves that died during the construction of the cistern.  

https://gyazo.com/75aa829349ec8ec2cfb452453089f3f2

 

 

I hope that you enjoy these shots.   :)) 

If you want to comment you can do so on this thread.  This is not a proper wrap thread so it is ok .   :/

Sep 19, 2015

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