Quick photo guide to ancient Athens
Author Archives: Michael
Mycenae Citadel 2019
In 2019 we returned to the Peloponnese to visit a few ancient Greek sites that we had missed before. Below is a photo journal created by Karin with a little editing by Michael. It is an evocative, personalised account of what we saw at this ancient monument. Our main page for Mycenae is HERE TheContinue reading “Mycenae Citadel 2019”
ToposText: Ancient meets App
With this app you can walk, ride or drive through the Greek countryside and not only identify the ruins along the road but also read what the ancients themselves had to say about them. ToposText maps more than 5,000 places connected with the ancient Greek world: ancient cities and shrines, medieval castles and towers, modernContinue reading “ToposText: Ancient meets App”
Epidavros 2019
My wife and I toured the Peloponnese in June 2019 emphasizing the major ancient sites. Below are a few excerpts from her delightful–and researched–photo album. The link for the whole thing is below as well as a link to our sister website about our expat lifestyle in Greece. Of course the theatre and its amazingContinue reading “Epidavros 2019”
Print Your Own Artifacts
3D printing has long been touted in the investment news as the wave of the future but it didn’t hit home to me until I saw this headline for a CNET article: “3D print your own ancient artefacts for a home museum” That article was about a startup company that went to various museums to scan their artifactsContinue reading “Print Your Own Artifacts”