The Greek Archaeologist Who Found Philip II’s Tomb Was Born on This Day in 1919
Manolis Andronikos was born 107 years ago today, on October 23, 1919, in Prusa (modern-day Bursa) in Asia Minor. He went on to become one of the most…
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Italy May Force Greece to Hand Back Fagan Fragment
A deal Greece called a blueprint for getting the Parthenon Marbles back is now under legal fire in Italy, and Athens could be forced to return the ancient…
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Rubio: “The West Is the Only Civilization Apologetic About Its Own Achievements”
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Americans are the heirs of Greek and Roman civilization and argues the West has become dangerously apologetic about the…
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A 2,500-Year-Old Horse and Rider Are Back on Their Original Stand
An archaic marble statue of a horse and rider, shattered during the Persian sack of Athens in 480 BC, is back on display at the Acropolis Museum, this time…
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Israel Returns 22 Stolen Ancient Greek Artifacts in Historic First
Israel handed back 22 ancient Greek artifacts to Greece on Tuesday, marking the first time the country has ever returned antiquities to Athens. The handover…
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Malcolm Wiener, Who Funded Greek Archaeology for 50 Years, Dies at 91
Malcolm H. Wiener, the American businessman, archaeologist and philanthropist who spent more than five decades funding the excavation and study of ancient…
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Israel Returns Stolen Greek Vases in Historic First
Greece received 21 ancient Greek vases from Israel on Tuesday in what marks the first repatriation of plundered antiquities between the two countries. The…
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The World’s Oldest Shipwreck Just Beat a Greek Record by 500 Years
A 4,700-year-old shipwreck discovered off the coast of Turkey near the island of Kekova has been confirmed as the oldest known wreck in the world, according to…
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Iran Fires Back at Rubio: “Distorting History” After Athens Speech
Iran’s Foreign Ministry hit back at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday over a speech he gave in Athens last week, accusing him of distorting ancient…
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Rubio Speaks From the Pnyx, Where Pericles and Kolokotronis Once Stood
Marco Rubio delivered his speech on the revival of the Western spirit today from the Pnyx, the hill in Athens where the assembly of ancient Athenian citizens…
