Photography of Ako + Photojournalism [56k friendly]

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2006-06-24 05:51am

http://picasaweb.google.com/ddofer/TheAncientCityOfAko

I've uploaded 52 out of the 56 pictures from my trip to Ako from a few weeks ago as part of my photography course.

The last part of the set based on a single part of the harbour and a castlewall is part of my exercise in photojournalism, though the teacher game me quite a lot of critique on it, tell me what you think

Sharpshooter · Post by **Sharpshooter** » 2006-06-24 08:24am

What a wonderful set of...404s?

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2006-06-24 08:36am

Sharpshooter wrote:What a wonderful set of...404s?

Odd, The URL is wrong since Google for some reason... changed sets

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Here's the new updated URL:

http://picasaweb.google.com/ddofer/TheAncientCityOfAko

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2006-06-24 09:21am

I would exactly call Ako an ancient city, its only about 300 years old

The town i live in is older than that. Doesn't have the same sites though...

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2006-06-24 10:18am

I would exactly call Ako an ancient city,

Doesn't have the same sites though...

Well it's the old part of it, with parts dating back to the Crusades (The Crusaders tunnel) and the Napoleonic wars.

its only about 300 years old

I always thought that it was from the original hebrew settlement in Israel, never checked it, you may be right, if so I may change the set name.

All the pictures are up, all 56.

I'm now uploading pictures of monkeys, peacocks and other animals from a wilderness park in Israel-
Coming soon top a thread near you

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2006-06-24 10:20am

The town built up around the castle which was built in the 1640's. according to the internet that is. That could be very wrong though.

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2006-07-01 01:43pm

Zac Naloen wrote:The town built up around the castle which was built in the 1640's. according to the internet that is. That could be very wrong though.

Akko on Wikipedia

The Greek and Roman periods

The Greek historians name it Ake (Josephus calls it also Akre); but the name was changed to Antiochia Ptolemais shortly after Alexander the Great's conquest, and then to Ptolemais, probably by Ptolemy Soter, after the partition of the kingdom of Alexander the Great. [[1]]

Strabo refers to the city as once a rendezvous for the Persians in their expeditions against Egypt.
About 165 BC Simon Maccabaeus defeated the Syrians in many battles in Galilee, and drove them into Ptolemais.
The city was also assaulted and captured by Alexander Jannaeus, by Cleopatra VII of Egypt and by Tigranes II of Armenia.

Looks like you're wrong old boy. (Concerning the age of the city/town)