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Old 03-21-2011, 11:21 AM   #12702 (permalink)
BadNick
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Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa
Now that's cricket with an appreciation for history! And dandelions.

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I am at the Temple of Zeus in Cyrene in Libya. The fact that this temple is larger than the Parthenon in Greece is a reflection of the wealth and importance of Cyrene in the ancient Greek world.



The Temple of Zeus dates back to the 5th century BCE, but restored by the Romans around year 0. It was destroyed during a Jewish rebellion in 115, and restored a second time in 120. In the great earthquake of 365, it was crushed and then not rebuilt before British and Italian archaeologists partially put it back together in modern times.

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