A sign in the tiny town of Splitska got me curious, so in the early morning we followed the trail marked "Hercules." A path up the hill past wild pomegranate trees led us to an old Roman stone quarry where much of the limestone to build Diocletian's Palace was extracted in 300 AD. Finding Hercules proved to be a bit of a hunt. According to legend, the slaves who cut the stone secretly carved Hercules to protect them so they put him in an out of the way spot. Now you'll have to hunt for his outline in my photos. Hint: The sign shows the shape you need to "figure" out. Hey, it's 1700 years old and exposed to the elements. It's a statue of limitations…
I guess the 13th Labor of Hercules was to pose for those quarry workers on their lunch breaks.
ReplyDeleteThat’s quite a stretch, both the carving and your closing.
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