Caption

Wall of archway behind amphitheatre carved written chiselled laws City law of Gortys carved in stone Gortyn law book Large inscription, written in Doric dialect alternately from left to right and right to left, oldest discovered legal text in Europe, Gortyna, Crete, Greece, Europe

Date

May 17, 2024

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Frank Schneider

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BRK24D66_078

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29,1Mb (1,8Mb) / 10,6in x 10,6in / 3189 x 3189 (300dpi)

Keywords

Altertum City law Crete Doric Europe Europe's Famous Place Greece Kriti No People Ruined building Schauspielhaus Southeast Europe Southeastern Europe Text of the law aisle amphitheater amphitheatre ancient civilization ancient civilizations ancient times ancient world antiquity arcade arcades arch arches architecture archway attraction attractions big carved character chiseled chiselled code code of law colonade colonnade column columned hall corridor corridors culture cultures deserted dialect dialects empty epigraph epigraphs european figure figures font great hall halls heritage heritages historic historical inscription landmark large law book law text legal code legal codes lettering letterings name no one nobody old passage piece pillar pillar hall pillared pillars place of interest portico porticoes rock rock-cut round round arch round arches ruin ruins scratched sculpture sculptures sight statue statues stone stones theater theaters theatre tourist attraction tourist attractions tourist landmark tourist spot travel photography uninhabited walkway wall walls written Balkan Balkan Peninsula Balkans Greek South Europe Southern Europe architectural style architectural styles building buildings construction law laws structure