-Caveat Lector- Minerva(also known as Persephone), the Roman goddess of war. This is the same Minerva that sits atop the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. How fitting for the War Capitol of the World. ---------------------
Ancient Statue Found in Albania By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press Writer August 27, 2002, 1:47 PM EDT BUTRINTI, Albania -- Archaeologists excavating a part of the ancient town of Butrinti found what they said may be a 2,000-year-old statue of the Roman goddess Minerva. The statue is the first major find since the site, 180 miles south of the capital of Tirana, was opened to researchers nearly 75 years ago. It was found last weekend. "We have no other sculpture so big and powerful as this," said chief archaeologist Dhimiter Condi, happily embracing the statue for photographers Tuesday. Condi said he believed the statue is Minerva because of a Latin inscription on a marble slab found near the statue 10 years ago. Others were skeptical that the statue depicts Minerva, the Roman goddess of war and wisdom. "It's definitely a male figure, and it looks like it is a statue that is being remade out of an earlier, larger statue," said Sally Martin of the Institute of World Archaeology in London. Martin said the group is awaiting official confirmation from an archaeologist of the statue's identity. Auron Tare, manager of Butrinti National Park, called the discovery a combination of painstaking research and pure luck. The heavy marble statue, believed to date to the time of the Roman emperor Octavian Augustus, is slightly taller than 7 feet and stands more than 2 feet wide. It stands on a solid base. Most of its body was heavily scratched, probably in the 4th and 5th centuries by people opposed to praying at temples they saw as pagan, Tare said. Butrinti has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Located on a small peninsula between the Strait of Corfu and Lake Butrinti, it has been the site of a Greek colony and a Roman city. Excavation of the site first began in 1928, led by Italian archaeologist Luigi Maria Ugolini. The site was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 by the United Nations. In 2000, Albania's government declared Butrinti's 11.2 square miles a national park, which draws thousands of visitors annually. Many cultural activities -- including the Miss Albania contest, concerts and festivals -- are regularly held at an ancient theater on the site that seats 1,500. * __ On the Net: UNESCO Site: http://whc.unesco.org/sites/570.htm Copyright � 2002, The Associated Press --------------------- -iNFoWaRZ Minerva, Baby!!! http://tuppersaussy.com/seeinglearning.html <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
