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Dozens of ancient artifacts seized in Greek island smuggling raid
Among the recovered items were 15 ancient oil lamps, 17 figurines or fragments, several ceramic vessels, and a marble ...
10 historic Greek wonders away from the islands
The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...
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Cretan Antiquities Bust: Ancient Artifacts Seized
Six individuals were arrested on Crete for allegedly running an antiquities smuggling ring. The group attempted to sell a ...
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“Greek Mount Rushmore” planned for Mount Pentelicus
A bold proposal to carve replicas of the Parthenon sculptures into Mount Pentelicus is aiming to make Greece the home of its ...
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A Greek ‘Mount Rushmore’ Featuring Parthenon Marbles Proposed for Athens
A British organization wants to carve Parthenon Marbles replicas into Mount Pentelicus so Greece can become home to its own ...
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Four Ancient Greek Mysteries Sparking Controversy To This Day
There are many mysteries concerning the ancient Greek world, including the identity of some of its most illustrious members ...
Greece welcomes Vatican's return of Parthenon fragments to Acropolis
The ecumenical "donation" by the Vatican furthers a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of ...
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Greece Celebrates Return of Parthenon Fragments, Ramps Up Pressure on British Museum
Greece welcomed the repatriation of three ancient sculpture fragments from the Parthenon—a horse and two male ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological museum in Olympia, Greece, in 2012. The motivation for scenting and adorning statues was primarily religious. "It was primarily ...