Pilgrims to Dodona submitted their questions to the oracle incised on sheets of lead. In this example, the inscriptions reads "Ηέρμον τίνα/καθεόν ποτθέμενος/γενεάF/οι γένοιτο εκ Κρεταίας ὀνά/σισοσποτ ται έ/άσσαι;" (Hermon enquires to which god he should pray to get "useful" offsprings from Kretaia–apart from existing children). It is written in alternative lines from left to right and right to left (boustrophedon) Corinthian script. Exhibited at Ioannina Archaeological Museum in Greece.
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/* ==========================================================================
000-always the last block in the file. STANDALONE IMAGE SWAP ENGINE (Preserves Metadata)
========================================================================== */
/**
* Backend Engine: Overwrites physical file while keeping Post ID & Meta intact.
*/
function ag_core_image_swap_logic($attachment_id, $file_array) {
if (!current_user_can('edit_post', $attachment_id)) return false;
require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/file.php');
require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/image.php');
$old_file = get_attached_file($attachment_id);
$movefile = wp_handle_upload($file_array, array('test_form' => false));
if ($movefile && !isset($movefile['error'])) {
// Clean up physical thumbnails to prevent server clutter
$meta = wp_get_attachment_metadata($attachment_id);
if ($meta) {
$base_dir = wp_upload_dir()['basedir'];
foreach (($meta['sizes'] ?? []) as $size) {
$path = path_join($base_dir, dirname($meta['file']) . '/' . $size['file']);
if (file_exists($path)) @unlink($path);
}
if (file_exists($old_file)) @unlink($old_file);
}
// Update database with new file path and regenerate metadata
update_attached_file($attachment_id, $movefile['file']);
wp_update_attachment_metadata($attachment_id, wp_generate_attachment_metadata($attachment_id, $movefile['file']));
clean_post_cache($attachment_id);
return true;
}
return false;
}
/**
* AJAX Responder
*/
add_action('wp_ajax_ag_swap_image', function() {
check_ajax_referer('ag_inline_nonce', 'nonce');
$id = intval($_POST['attachment_id']);
if (!empty($_FILES['new_file']) && ag_core_image_swap_logic($id, $_FILES['new_file'])) {
wp_send_json_success();
}
wp_send_json_error();
});
/**
* UI Injection & JS Handler
*/
add_action('admin_footer', function() {
$screen = get_current_screen();
if (!$screen || $screen->id !== 'upload') return;
?>
