Cyclopean Walls of the Gods | Gigantic Polygonal Megaliths at Pnyx Hill, Athens | Megalithomania

Описание: Join Megalithomania on a tour to ancient Greece and Crete in October 2020. Full details here: http://www.megalithomania.co.uk/greec.... The Pnyx Cyclopean Wall is located less than a kilometre from the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. It is classed as a retaining wall for the Athenians who gathered on the Pnyx to host their popular assemblies, thus making the hill one of the earliest and most important sites in the creation of democracy. It is also called the Hill of the Nymphs and the Hill of the Muses. The Nymphs are sometimes referred to as giants, and this style of wall is often credited to the legendary Cyclops, one-eyed giants who ruled Greece before the Olympian gods. It is said to be dated to no earlier than 350 BC, but other similar polygonal structures in Greece, such as the Hellinikon Pyramid near Argos have revealed dates of around 2720 BC. The Pnyx Wall has gigantic blocks, some weighing over 60 tons with a 'puffy' style similar to the walls of Cuzco, Peru. The blocks have careful shaping similar to those found in Baalbek and Byblos in Lebanon. There are also intricately carved rock outcrops, doorways and niches above the wall and surrounding the hill. Again, these are similar to those in South America. Includes exclusive aerial footage.

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