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Pylos - Archaeological Museum

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:02:05 +0000

Pylos has been inhabited since Neolithic times. It was a significant kingdom in Mycenaean Greece, with the remains of the so-called "Palace of Nestor" excavated nearby, named after Nestor, the king of Pylos in Homer's Iliad. During the Peloponnesian War, the Bay of Pylos was the site of the Battle of Sphacteria in 425 BC.

In the Middle Ages, during the time of the Crusades, Pylos fell to the Principality of Achaia, founded in 1205. In the 1280s the Franks built the Old Navarino castle. Pylos came under the control of the Republic of Venice from 1417 until 1500, when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottomans used Pylos and its bay as a naval base, and built the New Navarino / Niokastro fortress there. The area remained under Ottoman control, with the exception of a brief period of renewed Venetian rule from 1685–1715 and a Russian occupation from 1770–71, until the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in 1821.

The Niokastro covers an area of approximately 70,000 square meters (about 7 hectares). The fortress is strategically located on a hill at the southern entrance to Pylos Bay. There is a lower-lying, sprawling lower castle and a heavily fortified, hexagonal upper castle at the highest point of the complex.

The Archaeological Museum of Pylos is housed in the "Maizonos building" located in the archaeological site of Niokastro Fortress.

Skyphos / drinking vessel

grave gift

Glass, Syro-Palestinian type, 3rd c BC - 1st c BC

Sunrise.

nobody@ipernity.com (Eunice Perkins) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:01:42 +0000

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On a local farm.

100 2282(3)(a)(1)R

nobody@ipernity.com (Christian C) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:54:34 +0000

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Reflet façade rue de Bonnel à lyon

Der Breitköpfige Stachelkäfer (Tomoxia bucephala) sich kurz :)) The broad-headed spiny beetle (Tomoxia bucephala) briefly :)) Le coléoptère épineux à tête large (Tomoxia bucephala) en bref :))

nobody@ipernity.com (Günter Klaus) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:44:07 +0000

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Ich habe diesen Käfer auch erst das erstemal entdeckt,er ist ca 5,5 bis 8,5 mm groß und man sieht ihn von Mai bis September,er ist sehr gerne in Laub- und Mischwäldern unterwegs.Der Kopf ist außergewöhnlich breit gebaut und scharf gegen den restlichen Körper abgegrentzt,grundsätzlich schwarz, wirkt durch die eng anliegende, feine Behaarung aber oft graubraun mit hellem Fleckenmuster.Bei den Stachelkäfern ist das Hinterleibsende spitz verlängert, bei dieser Art jedoch im Vergleich zu verwandten Arten eher kurz und hinten leicht abgestumpft.Seine Körperform ist keil- bzw. buckelförmig gebogen.Sie sind sehr flink und agile Krabbler :))
Pip1-2: Nahaufnahmen des Käfers

I also just discovered this beetle for the first time; it's about 5.5 to 8.5 mm long and can be seen from May to September. It prefers deciduous and mixed forests. The head is exceptionally broad and sharply defined against the rest of the body. It's generally black, but due to the close-lying, fine hairs, it often appears grayish-brown with a light spotted pattern. In spiny beetles, the end of the abdomen is elongated to a point, but in this species, it's rather short compared to related species and slightly blunt at the rear. Its body shape is wedge-shaped or humped. They are very quick and agile crawlers :))
Pip1-2: Close-up photos of the beetle

Je viens moi aussi de découvrir ce coléoptère pour la première fois ; il mesure environ 5,5 à 8,5 mm de long et on peut l'observer de mai à septembre. Il affectionne les forêts de feuillus et les forêts mixtes. Sa tête est exceptionnellement large et bien délimitée par rapport au reste du corps. Généralement noir, il apparaît souvent gris-brun clair tacheté en raison de ses fins poils denses. Chez les coléoptères épineux, l'extrémité de l'abdomen est pointue, mais chez cette espèce, elle est plutôt courte comparée à celle des espèces apparentées et légèrement arrondie à l'arrière. Son corps est cunéiforme ou bossu. C'est un rampant très rapide et agile ! :))
Pip1-2 : Photos rapprochées du coléoptère

Pylos - Archaeological Museum

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:39:20 +0000

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Morrocan lady's bus passenger

nobody@ipernity.com (Léopold) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:33:24 +0000

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Dans le bus entre Tiznit et Marrakech, Maroc.

Les chaussures d'une passagère marocaine

nobody@ipernity.com (Léopold) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:33:22 +0000

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Dans le bus entre Tiznit et Marrakech, Maroc.

die Weinprobe

nobody@ipernity.com (Latour) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:30:08 +0000

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Audrey Hepburn

nobody@ipernity.com (Percy Schramm) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:28:41 +0000

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Während unseres Aufenthaltes in Saarburg (Rheinland-Pfalz) hatten wir in einem Nebengebäude des "Hotels Am Markt" unser Zimmer. Dort hing auch ein Bild der bekannten amerikanischen Schauspielerin "Audrey Hepburn".
Das Foto entstand ohne Zimmerbeleuchtung nur mit dem Licht der von außen hereinscheinenden Straßenbeleuchtung. Dadurch entstand ein interessanter Effekt.
"IMA-Treffen: Saarburg 2026"
Wünsche Allen einen schönen Dienstag !
Better see large !

Wake up, work is waiting ... ｡◕‿◕｡

nobody@ipernity.com (Brigitte ✨️) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:26:51 +0000

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Pylos - Archaeological Museum

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:21:42 +0000

Martin M. Miles has posted:

Pylos has been inhabited since Neolithic times. It was a significant kingdom in Mycenaean Greece, with the remains of the so-called "Palace of Nestor" excavated nearby, named after Nestor, the king of Pylos in Homer's Iliad. During the Peloponnesian War, the Bay of Pylos was the site of the Battle of Sphacteria in 425 BC.

In the Middle Ages, during the time of the Crusades, Pylos fell to the Principality of Achaia, founded in 1205. In the 1280s the Franks built the Old Navarino castle. Pylos came under the control of the Republic of Venice from 1417 until 1500, when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottomans used Pylos and its bay as a naval base, and built the New Navarino / Niokastro fortress there. The area remained under Ottoman control, with the exception of a brief period of renewed Venetian rule from 1685–1715 and a Russian occupation from 1770–71, until the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in 1821.

The Niokastro covers an area of approximately 70,000 square meters (about 7 hectares). The fortress is strategically located on a hill at the southern entrance to Pylos Bay. There is a lower-lying, sprawling lower castle and a heavily fortified, hexagonal upper castle at the highest point of the complex.

The Archaeological Museum of Pylos is housed in the "Maizonos building" located in the archaeological site of Niokastro Fortress.

Skyphos / drinking vessel
Multi coloured mosaic vase

grave gift

Glass, 3rd c BC - 1st c AD

Coup d'oeil depuis la fenêtre de notre bus

nobody@ipernity.com (Léopold) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:18:41 +0000

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Entre Tiznit et Marrakech, Maroc.

Panorama depuis notre bus

nobody@ipernity.com (Léopold) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:18:39 +0000

Léopold has posted:

Entre Tiznit et Marrakech, Maroc.

Morrocan landscape from our bus

nobody@ipernity.com (Léopold) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:18:38 +0000

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Entre Tiznit et Marrakech, Maroc.

Avec formes géométriques provoquées dans le ciel.

Paysage du Maroc depuis notre bus

nobody@ipernity.com (Léopold) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:18:25 +0000

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Entre Tiznit et Marrakech, Maroc.

Speckled Wood

nobody@ipernity.com (JanS Photography) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:14:08 +0000

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Red Admiral

nobody@ipernity.com (JanS Photography) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:13:03 +0000

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Spider

nobody@ipernity.com (Soeradjoen (limited time)) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:12:14 +0000

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Présentation !

nobody@ipernity.com (Gilbert H) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:04:43 +0000

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Démonstration équèstre au chateau de Valencay ! Bonne journée a vous toutes et tous !

Couple !

nobody@ipernity.com (Gilbert H) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:04:42 +0000

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Démonstration équèstre au chateau de Valencay ! Bonne journée a vous toutes et tous !