Aug 24, 2021
Today's photo with the most hits - this shot of (part of) the circuit of walls at Messene in the Peloponnese.
Most of the area of Ancient Messene contains the ruins of the large classical city-state of Messene refounded by Epaminondas in 369 BCE, after the battle of Leuctra.
It's a thrilling and evocative site and well worth a visit. It's more then twenty years since I first visited and the archaeological remains (and museum) have been improved over that time, with respect to both renovation and preservation.
