Menelaus Tomb

[hercules]

Here is a picture i took today, it's only 200 meters from my house (my moms village) of Menelaus Tomb i think it was about 1200 B.C. there was some splendid gold and silver found that some are displayed in the Archaeological Museum of Athens.

[JDar]

Your interesting photo sent me to read about Menelaus. It's a great feature of this forum to have near world-wide glimpses of interesting places.

[DRGSin]

Totally agree, much more fun than Geography ever was!

[hercules]

Thank you, JDar and DRGsin.

[musket]

Nice shot of aninteresting site,I agree with the others, there

are lots of historical things to learn here; Menelaus (ΜενÎ*λαος) tomb.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menelaus

...................................musket

[hercules]

Thanks for your appreciation musket, But let me say if someone comes for vacation to Greece it is a must to stop in Sparta alot of history here.

[bahadir]

That's an interesting pic. Hercules! A goodexample of beehive shaped architecture, it seems. Well done

Once,Menelaus' tomb might have had asplendid corbel vault like that of his father's in Mycenia, namely Atreus' whichpresented the largest unobstructed interiorbefore the Pantheon in Rome...

[hercules]

Yes bahadir your right,, i also have been at the tomb in Mycenae like a couple years ago i had my fuji S 3000 then i will try and find the cd and post some.

[bahadir]

Actually, that will be a very good comparison,if youcould addthe pic of Atreus' tomb in Mycenea to this post when you find the cd!

[hercules]

This is the Treasury of Atreus and the Tomb of Clytemnestra, oh it was with my 350D not fuji.