I've no desire to give a blow by blow of the trip - nor would I expect people to what to read that - but thought I'd share a few pictures relevant to the hobby.
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An 8th century BC bronze Herzsprung-style shield.
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I brought along Four Against the Titans for a pilgrimage to several sites that feature in the game. First up, here we are at the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi for an obligatory promo shot. The site itself was amazing, and the museum was pretty marvellous as well.
A variety of axes, arrowheads, spearheads and butt spikes. I love that the arrowheads are still joined together from the casting process.
Some of the Archaic helmets on display.
The gigantomachy scene from frieze of the Siphnian treasury. Dionysos and Kybele, Athena, Area and Hermes all make an appearance in this scene
One of the friezes of the Pydna monument of Aemilius Paullus (167 BC).
At Dion we enjoyed the site, pretty much to ourselves, taking in the various monuments including these lovely armour reliefs. The museums, while not of the same scale as Delphi, were also a well worth visiting.
The Dion museum had these two fantastic bone dice among the exhibitions.
The remains of a 4th-3rd century BC Macedonian pelte inscribed with the name Demetrios.
... and the fragmentary relief showing a 5th century Macedonian horseman.
And the cap it all off, we met up with Orestix in Thessaloniki - a meeting long overdue having worked together since the 2nd edition of Irregular Wars: Conflict at the World's End in 2014!