What sites will you see when you scan the QR codes in The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Twenty Years Walking the Mediterranean revealing photographs taken on the final day of The Idiot’s twenty-year walk around the Mediterranean Sea?

That was the day in October 2017 in Tunisia that he was coronated as The Idiot Emperor of Carthage, Lord of Many Domains, and exclusive photographs revealed the first look at the crowded crowning ceremony, the new emperor and his contemporary realm.

At the end of his twenty-year walk around the Mediterranean Sea, The Idiot Emperor became the current ruler of Carthage.

The Idiot’s first edict as emperor was the banning of all garbage on Tunisian beaches.

The Idiot sat on his throne for the first time  in October 2017 with two permanent, and rarely smiling, guards.

Just over a year later, Carthage still provides The Idiot Emperor with some of the best views on the Mediterranean Sea.

A view of the Mediterranean Sea from contemporary Carthage.

The Idiot Emperor’s neighbor, in the palace next door, is the current president of Tunisia. They had their second official meeting on Halloween last Wednesday.

The Idiot Emperor is now assiduously working to restore Carthage to its physical state during the era of Alexander the Great. This is the model of the current reconstruction project.

The Idiot Emperor is restoring Carthage to its grandeur in 324 BC.

The Idiot Emperor still intends to keep many ruins, both Punic and Roman, as reminders of the past.

This view has not been altered or obstructed by The Idiot Emperor’s reconstruction of Carthage.

Although rumors have recently spread throughout the kingdom, The Idiot Emperor was forced to issue a press release concerning some of the more serious fake news that is making the rounds.

Fake News: “Contrary to rumors, The Idiot Emperor did not behead the Carthage sculptor who carved this bust of The Idiot Emperor of Carthage, Lord of Many Domains.”

Fake News: ”Contrary to rumors, The Idiot Emperor did NOT change the name of this nearby mosque to The Idiot Emperor’s Mosque.”

Fake News: “Contrary to rumors, The Idiot Emperor’s did not cover the private parts of any sculptures at Carthage.”

Read and see more about The Idiot’s reign of Carthage by buying a copy of The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Twenty Years Walking the Mediterranean on amazon.

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About Joel

Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."