Month: January 2016

Also know as just Roca, or Rocavecchia. An archaeological site on the Adriatic coast of Italy, near Melendugno and Lecce. Well preserved Bronze Age monumental architecture, and the largest collection of Mycenaean pottery ever recovered west of mainland Greece.

What attracted our attention, and the wording of the hint, was this article outlining recent archeological thinking that Roca was the site of large, multi-cultural feasts back in the day.

Found the party without a map:

• steve willis
• Paul Voestermans
• Lighthouse
• Phil Ower
• Garfield
• ArnoudS

Some needed an invitation:

• LawnBoy
• Robin
• Lelie
• Eloy Cano
• Jesus Rodriguez
• RicardPG
• Jason Hattermann

Apparently party central in the Bronze Age.

This is the traditionally held location of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. The location was once known was Mt. Eremos.

The Sermon is detailed in 2 separate gospels, Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6. Matthew says that the sermon occurred on a hill, while Luke’s version has it on a level place. With the gentleness of the slope, this location fits both narratives. Starting about the 4th century CE, pilgrims started adding this to their stops.  The current church was built in the 1930’s and in 2000, Pope John Paul II celebrated a Mass here.

“Berg der Seligpreisungen BW 5” by Berthold Werner

Those who received blessings before the hint included:

• Lighthouse
• steve willis
• Eloy Cano
• Luís Filipe Miguel
• Mehmet DURMUS
• Garfield
• bibiweb
• Lelie
• Jason Hatterman
• Jesus Rodriguez
• Phil Ower
• RicardPG
• rob de wolff

And the meek that hung around after the hint to inherit the earth:

• Junebug