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Friday, October 11, 2013 - 10:29 AM UTC
News in from Akritis Miniature has a new diorama base in that would be good for a small Africa diorama.
Akritis Miniature has announced a new diorama base featuring Greek or Roman ruins. This should be a great start for an African diorama for some figures and/or vehicles.

AKM-SC-007 - North African - Sicilian Roman - Greek Ruin

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Superb, but did the armies ever go past this sort of ruin? I have not seen any photos showing Greek/Roman ruins in the background.
OCT 12, 2013 - 11:26 PM
Hi great theme indeed. Bill, try search for "Volubilis and Moulay Idriss" near Meknes, Morocco. As they say at the article at melissalynnmccabe.blogspot: "I've learned that to see the best-preserved Greek ruins you have to go to Italy, and to see the best Roman ruins, you have to go to North Africa"
OCT 12, 2013 - 11:48 PM
I saw some pics on an Afrika Corps site where a group of Germans are playing tourist and taking pics around some Greek or Roman ruins in North Africa. Don't remember the exact site or details. PS I found some plastic Doric style columns at a bakery accessories and equipment store. The columns are decorations for wedding cakes to separate the cake layers. The columns are of acceptable detail and come in at least 3 heights.
OCT 13, 2013 - 03:47 AM
I was at Volubilis in Morocco and there isn't a lot to see, but I also don't remember any WW2 action going on there. Like I said, these are beautiful, but I don't know if they'd be useful.
OCT 14, 2013 - 10:27 AM
I know there are a lot of stories of the British troops firing rifles at the Sphinx.
OCT 14, 2013 - 11:13 AM
French troops were near Meknés on 1942. Some info here at the Axis History Forum and here at the List of French divisions in World War II. Hard to believe you never saw the Roman ruins in Volubilis, Morrocco, when been there. Please, take a look at these Wikimedia photos. BTW, Greek and Roman ruins are all over the North Africa, not to mention Greece, Italy, Middle East…
OCT 14, 2013 - 06:52 PM
JAN 28, 2018 - 07:36 PM
There's this photo in Greece: LINK
JAN 28, 2018 - 09:53 PM
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