Frontpage - Trivium BSA - The Building Societies Association Homepage | History of Parliament Online Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | OSCE OneEurope - One Society, One Democracy, One Europe. Who we are and what we do Dartington is a place of learning and experiment addressing some of the significant issues of our time. Today, working in partnership with pioneering thinkers, teachers, artists and social entrepreneurs, we: Set up our own initiatives and programmes, building on our skills, resources and heritage Offer the time, space and stimulation for others to develop and test promising ideas Inspire a wide community of artists, thinkers and activists through our work and the exceptional environment we provide Dartington is an independent charitable organisation, trading ethically and sustainably as a social enterprise in order to fund our pioneering work. Based near Totnes in South Devon, the Dartington Hall Trust occupies an 880 acre estate which was bought in 1925 by visionaries Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst as the base for an experiment in rural regeneration. For further information on the Elmhirsts and the history of Dartington see the story so far. Areas we work in… Aims 2013-14 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
stop the database state » NO2ID Ancient Athens - Tower of the Winds Most scholars believe that the horologeion (water clock) was built as a public sundial, water clock and weathervane by the astronomer Andronikos Kyrrhestas c. 50/40 BC (as it was mentioned in Varro's De Re Rustica which was published in 37 BC and Vitruvius discusses it as well). On the other hand, the archaeologist Herman Kienast (German Archaeological Institute at Athens) has revived the suggestion that it was built before the Roman general Sulla's sack of the city in 86 BC. As the letter forms of the inscriptions identifying the winds are very similar to those on the dedication of the Stoa of Attalos, built c. 158-138 BC in the Agora, the horologeion may date to the late 2nd century BC. It is possible that the repairs which were made to the structure date to the period after 30 BC based on an inscription which mentions an Oilier Kyrrhistou (House of Kyrrhestas). In the Early Byzantine period it was used as a Christian baptistery.