Melos- Ancient Fortification Walls
Item
File name
sackett_086 See all items with this value
Title
Melos- Ancient Fortification Walls See all items with this value
Description
The fortification walls of an ancient city on the island of Melos. The walls have been reduced to almost nothing. It also looks as if the walls were built into a hill because they slant upwards. See all items with this value
Place name
Mílos, Nísos (island) See all items with this value
Subject
Archaeological Site
Landscape
Notes
It looks like the terrain has almost overtaken the ruins. The city may have been built on the top of a hill to provide vantage points inside the city for outside it.
Date photographed
September 1974
