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Archaeology
Germany Returns to Greece Ancient Wine Jar Looted by the Nazis
An oenochoe, or wine jug, of the 7th century BC that was looted from Greece during the German occupation in World War II, was returned by the Municipality of Hanover and the August Kestner Museum, the Greek Ministry of...
Greek News
Historic Castle Town of Monemvasia, Greece to Get a Cable Car
Monemvasia, one of Europe’s oldest continuously inhabited castle towns in the Peloponnese in Greece will soon be equipped with a cable car making it fully accessible by the end of 2024.
The cable car, budgeted at 6.8 million euros, will...
Culture
Bill on Greek Music Quotas in Hotels, Radio, Films Causes Uproar
The Greek Ministry of Culture wants to impose quotas of Greek music in the common areas of hotels, malls, casinos, airports, and ports, according to a bill that will be voted upon in Parliament.
"The bill of the Ministry of...
Ancient Greece
Greek Minister Blasts Netflix Doc on Alexander as ‘Low-Quality Fiction’
The Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni criticized Netflix's series on Alexander the Great as being "low-quality fiction" that does not represent historical facts.
The minister's statement in Parliament followed a question by a nationalist lawmaker who demanded that Greece...
Archaeology
Atlanta Museum Returns Stolen Artifacts to Greece
Atlanta's Emory University returned three stolen artifacts from the Michael C. Carlos Museum collection to Greece on Monday after confirming that the antiquities were illegally acquired or trafficked.
The agreement for repatriation, signed by the Emory University Provost Ravi V....
Ancient Greece
Greece Opening Restored Palace of Aigai, the Parthenon of Macedonia
This week, after years of restoration work, Greece is set to open the Palace of Aigai, where Alexander the Great was sworn in as king.
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni announced that the official opening of the place, which the scholar...
Culture
Zagori, Greece Vies for UNESCO Cultural Landscape Status
The region of Zagori, in Epirus, Greece is among the candidates to be assigned the prestigious status as UNESCO's World Cultural Landscape.
Zagori is an awe-inspiring natural landscape with an incredibly well-preserved network of 46 villages, featuring national parks, a...
Archaeology
Greece Calls for Parthenon Marbles Return After British Museum Thefts
Greece has renewed calls for the return of the Parthenon Marbles from the UK after a series of thefts at the British Museum that saw antiquities put up for sale online.
The security questions raised by the missing objects “reinforces...
Greek News
Greece to Impose Caps on Visitors to Acropolis From September
Greece's Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, announced that starting September 4th, a cap of visitors to the Athens Acropolis will be imposed.
Mendoni said the controls are needed to prevent bottlenecks and overcrowding at the UNESCO World Heritage site.
She said...
Ancient Greece
Hundreds of Looted Antiquities Returning to Greece
A total of 351 looted antiquities dating from Neolithic to Byzantine times will return to Greece the Ministry of Culture announced on Friday.
The antiquities were in possession of Robin Symes Limited, which is under liquidation. Robin Symes is a...