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James Dittes's avatar

The golden vault in the basement of the National Museum of Georgia -- where these artifacts can be found -- is worth buying a ticket to Tbilisi, an amazing city with great food, fascinating architecture, and amazing views of the Caucasus Mountains.

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Jack Everly's avatar

Beautiful post! I would, however, like to suggest that the accepted explanation of the Golden Fleece might be flawed–even Strabo himself stated this. My Caucasian scholar-friend and co-author of our groundbreaking work has suggested another idea which we both believe is more plausible. No one doubts that Caucasians were expert metalworkers or produced stunning gold jewelry, but I highly suspect the influence of Caucasian cultures on the Greeks, particularly when it comes to mythology, is vastly underestimated.

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