We visited some more ruins today. This was part of a Roman theater. In building the wall, the Romans used some block that was laying around from earlier times, and just by coincidence used block that had the law code of Gortyn inscribed on it. The Romans used the blocks in random order. Archeologists rebuilt the wall using the same blocks, but put them in order so once could (theoretically) read the code as it was originally inscribed.

Tree where Zeus mated with Europa

Another sure winner was the tree where Zeus mated with Europa. It’s an amazing piece of archaeological work. These mythical events can be hard to pinpoint. Actually, the Greeks are still pagans in some ways. If there’s a mountain top that needs a temple for Zeus, they build a Church on the mountaintop and dedicate it to Isaiah. And if a fishing village needs a temple for Neptune, they build a Church and dedicate it to St. Nicholas. (No relation to the Western Christmas character.)

Phaistos Disk

We visited another Mayan palace, this one at Phaistos. I’m sure you will be amazed to learn that this is where the famous Phaistos Disk was found. It allegedly is an early use of printing with moveable type. To bad it’s in Linear-A so we can’t read it. Why did we ever need Gutenberg? His expertise with metallurgy, fonts, and systems of locking type into a frame were justs incidental. Or maybe practical printing was a little harder than some lay people think.

Libyan Sea

We finished up the day at the Libyan Sea. The temperature was mild. The breeze was refreshing, and the water was beautiful. Life can be hard.