Good for you, NYer!
By the way, there is a very ancient altar (probably late 4th century) in the ruins of a church at Epidaurus in the Argolid in Greece which looks very much like this one.
I know, I know. That's not the point of this post. And, yes, I love the archeological signifigance...
But the gay Syrian thing is making me cry laughing... Quick, somebody email this to the Cedar Revolution folks. They will have a field day taunting the Syrians about this...
I simply find the topic most interesting. Perhaps I missed my calling in life as an archaeologist ;-D. Or is the this the Eastern phronema at work? :-)