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Eight Magnificent Greek Works of Art Found in Foreign Museums
The Parthenon Marbles are the most famous of all the Greek antiquities displayed in museums outside the country.
Ancient Greece
Ongoing Mystery Over Ancient Greek Masterpieces Recovered Off Italy
The mystery over two magnificent ancient Greek statues remains -- almost half a century after the day they were recovered off the coast of the Italian region of Calabria in August of 1972. To this day, archaeologists and other scientists...
Ancient Greece
Should We Blame Ancient Greece for Today’s Trend of Male Six-Pack Abs?
Should we blame Ancient Greece for the cultural obsession with six-pack abdominals?
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Re-Emerge After Decades in Storage
One of the most important private collections of ancient Greek and Roman marble sculptures opened to the general public for the first time in Rome last week. The 90 works from the Torlonia Collection -- the most prestigious private collection...
Greece
Abandoned Busts of Macedonian Heroes Will Stand Once Again in Thessaloniki
Several statues of heroes from the Macedonian struggle for union with Greece in the early twentieth century are set to return to a prominent place in a Thessaloniki square, the city's mayor announced on Monday.
The marble busts of Greek...
Art
Chinese Artist's Statues To Adorn Port of Thessaloniki
Fifteen statues created by the Chinese artist Xu Hongfei will be installed at Pier I of the port of Thessaloniki between December 17 and December 24 as part of Culture Week and a worldwide exhibition of the artist's sculpture,...
Archaeology
Magnificent Ancient Statues Unearthed in Central Greece
At least four marble statues of kouroi and parts of an ancient cemetery were discovered by a farmer near the town of Atalanti in Fthiotida, central Greece.
The life-size kouroi, Greek statues representing young standing males, are in very good...
Art
Athens Mayor to Remove City Statues for their Own Protection
Athens Mayor George Kaminis announced his decision to move statues from central areas where vandalism is rife.The services of the Municipality of Athens on Thursday announced that they have already pinpointed 49 statues that are safe and are examining...