Greece
Culture
Greece Restores Historic Home of Pavlos Melas, Heroic Officer of Macedonia
After the renovations which commenced in August of 2019 have finally been completed, the historic home of officer Pavlos Melas has now been fully restored, and a celebration of the restoration is scheduled for Wednesday, October 13th, the 116th...
Greece
New Greek Parliament Sworn in After Elections
Greece's parliament was sworn in Wednesday after the July 7 elections that saw a broad conservative victory end over four years of leftist rule.
Six parties are represented in the new 300-seat chamber: New Democracy with 158 seats, SYRIZA -...
Greece
Greek Government Makes Changes to Greece's Military Leadership
New Democracy’s coordinator for national defence Kostas Tasoulas claimed in an announcement he made on Thursday that the Greek government hastily made changes to the country's military leadership.
"The Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence decided, without convening its members, but through...
Greece
Greek Govt Ministers Preparing for Upcoming Greco-Turkish Cooperation Council [Video]
Under the presidency of Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, the third Supreme Council of Greek–Turkish Cooperation will meet on December 5 and 6 in Athens and government Vice President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos asked the...
Archaeology
Integral Skeleton Found in Amphipolis Tomb
The new discovery of a grave made of limestone allegedly containing a wooden coffin with an integral human skeleton inside the Kasta Hill tomb in Amphipolis, Greece, brings archaeologists closer to solving the mystery of the person buried in...
Archaeology
Archaeologists Hit Dirt Wall in Amphipolis Tomb
Archaeologists attempting to reach the next chamber in the Amphipolis tomb have struck a wall of dirt. After cleaning and exposing the mosaic floor in the third chamber, it seems that entering the fourth chamber – or hallway –...
Celebrities
Alamuddin-Clooney Concludes Greece Visit on Positive Note
This afternoon, Amal Alamuddin-Clooney leaves Greece following a three-day visit to Athens in which she counseled the Greek government on the proper legal route for reclaiming the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum.
The 36-year-old lawyer – along with cultural heritage...
Archaeology
Alamuddin Meets With Greek Culture Minister
Following her meeting with Culture Minister Kostas Tasoulas, famous human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin-Clooney visited Varoulko restaurant at the Mikrolimano seafront in Piraeus, to taste amazing dishes prepared by top Greek chef Lefteris Lazarou.
Alamuddin and two other British lawyers arrived...
Greece
Amal Alamuddin as the Deus Ex Machina
It seems that the spirit of ancient Greece has come to the rescue of suffering, debt-stricken, contemporary Greece. How else can one explain that soon after one of the world's largest archaeological discoveries in Amphipolis, a group of prominent English lawyers...
Archaeology
Discoveries at Antikythera Shipwreck to be Announced
Although the scientific expedition exploring the ancient Antikythera shipwreck was launched on September 15, the discoveries have yet to be announced.
Greek newspaper "Ta Nea," citing claims by the chairman of the "Aikaterini Laskaridis" foundation and one of the mission's sponsors, Panos Laskaridis,...
Archaeology
Greek Culture Ministry Releases Caryatids' Full Body Photographs
New revelations regarding the ancient tomb of Amphipolis have everyone on the edge of their seats. The Greek Culture Ministry has finally released full-body photographs of the two caryatids “guarding” the tomb.
After removing three rows of limestone which had been used...
Ancient Greece
Amphipolis Tomb Timeline: What We Know So Far About the Magnificent Ancient Greek Monument
This article gets updated constantly, as new findings of the Alexander the Great-era tomb surface from the Casta hill in Amphipolis, Greece.
The recent archaeological discoveries of Amphipolis have become known across the world. At first, archaeologists wondered whether Alexander the Great was buried...
Archaeology
New Museum of Pella Hosts Wealth of Macedonian Empire
The Archaeological Museum of Pella was inaugurated on September 5 by Culture and Sports Minister Kostas Tasoulas with the exhibit "Macedonian Treasures" that will run until September 30, 2015.
The exhibition showcases valuable artifacts from excavations in the area, including royal...
Archaeology
Greek Culture Minister Comments on Amphipolis
Greek Culture Minister Kostas Tasoulas recommended patience regarding the course of the excavation project in Ancient Amphipolis, answering to journalists' questions on the sidelines of the inauguration of the "Macedonian Treasures" exhibition at the new Archaeological Museum of Pella, in...
Culture
Making Greece a 'Film Studio'
Greek Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni and Minister of Culture and Sports Kostas Tasoulas have decided on several joint actions between the two Ministries.
The two Ministers reached their decision after a meeting today, September 3, at the Ministry of Culture.
Their goal...