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Panorama view of sandstone blocks Stones made of sandstone with written chiselled laws carved into the wall of the archway behind the amphitheatre 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

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Frank Schneider

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BRK24E81_191

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Keywords

Balkan Balkan Peninsula Balkans Crete Doric Europe Europe's Famous Place Greece Greek Kriti No People Ruined building Schauspielhaus South Europe Southeast Europe Southeastern Europe Southern Europe Text of the law aisle amphitheater amphitheatre ancient civilization ancient times ancient world antiquity arcade arch architectural style architecture archway attraction big building carved character chiseled chiselled code code of law colonade colonnade column columned hall construction corridor culture deserted dialect empty epigraph european figure font gazes great hall heritage historic historical inscription landmark large law law book law text legal code lettering look look at looking out looks into name no one nobody observe old panorama panorama shot panorama view panoramic panoramic image panoramic view passage piece pillar pillar hall pillared place of interest portico rock rock-cut round round arch ruin sandstone scenic view scratched sculpture sight statue stone structure theater theatre tourist attraction tourist landmark tourist spot travel photography uninhabited view view over walkway wall watching written