The Ancient Diolkos, in Greece, is the famous paved road constructed around 600 BC and used to transport ships by land over the Isthmus of Corinth.
Diolkos is mentioned by Thucydides in connection with transport of fleets during the Peloponnesian War as something granted, thus already ancient. Its use is mentioned in various sources, almost exclusively for warships. After Actium in 31 B.C. Octavian shipped warships across the diolkos to pursue Antony and Cleopatra to Asia and then Egypt.
Athough the monument is unique in its kind, it has never been protected since the time of excavation (1956-1962).
In an effort to save and restore the structure, we have created an international petition at
www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/870477005
We invite you to sign and help preserve this historical monument.
Sofia Loverdou - Freelance science journalist
Yiannis Balafoutas - Retired teacher, writer
P.S. People from 75 countries have already signed this petition, so help from Morocco would add one more country to the list and make it more clear that the world's ancient heritage should be protectd!!!
For more information and images, please go to
http://www.greece.org:8080/opencms/o...jects/DIOLKOS/ (in english, with gallery images)