Greece Returns Egyptian Statuettes Found in Athens Trash
Six terracotta statuettes believed to have been illegally exported from Egypt were handed back to Egyptian authorities by Greece on Wednesday, in a ceremony at…
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Acropolis Museum Director: “The Parthenon Sculptures Are Pieces of One Body”
Greece renewed its call for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures on Thursday, as the Acropolis Museum marked its 17th anniversary. Museum director Nikolaos…
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Archaeologists Find Hellenistic Temple in a Lost City Nobody Could Find for Centuries
Archaeologists from the University of Warsaw and the University of Tirana have uncovered the ruins of a large Hellenistic temple at Bushat in northern Albania…
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Italy’s Culture Minister: “Let Our Greece Cooperation Be an Example for the British”
Italy’s culture minister has publicly called on Britain to follow his country’s lead and return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece.
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Nolan’s Odyssey Breaks Presale Records
Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film “Odyssey” has already shattered UK presale records before its July 16 release, outpacing two of the biggest blockbusters of…
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Greek Left MPs Want to Ban a 2,000-Year-Old Quote About Macedonia
Eleven SYRIZA members of parliament filed a formal question to the Greek government on June 4, asking it to block the installation of a commemorative pillar in…
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Nolan’s Odyssey Has No Greeks. A Greek Archaeologist Recast It
Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey doesn’t feature a single Greek actor in its cast, and a Greek archaeologist and historian has had enough of it. In a YouTube video…
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The Oracle, the Divine Father Claim, and How Alexander Became the Great
Alexander the Great is one of the most famous figures in all of history, yet the title “the Great” wasn’t actually attached to his name until around 200 BC…
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Zendaya Spotted Reading the Odyssey Ahead of Nolan’s Film
Zendaya made an unannounced stop at Rakestraw Books, a small independent bookstore in Danville, California, and the two titles she walked out with are raising…
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He Brought Socrates Back to the Ancient Agora. 30 Years Later, He’s Just Getting Started
Christopher Phillips walked into the Ancient Agora in Athens recently and did something most visitors never consider: he started a philosophical debate…
