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Greek treasures

World Archaeologists and Scholars Say Acropolis at Risk

2021-05-01 by Phil Butler

Athens' Acropolis

Athen’s Acropolis is in danger of being degraded by highly controversial construction approved by Greece’s Ministry of Culture.

Tags: Acropolis, Acropolis Monuments Conservation Committee, Athens attractions, Central Archaeological Council, Greece attractions, Greek treasures, Manolis Korres, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Parthenon, Propylaea gateway, UNESCO

Lord Elgin’s Mentor Shipwreck off Kythira Gives Up More Treasures

2019-10-16 by Phil Butler

The Parthenon Marbles - British Museum

The Greek Ministry of Culture says archaeologists have discovered gold jewelry, cook pots and other ancient objects on the Mentor shipwreck.

Tags: Greek antiquities, Greek Ministry of Culture, Greek shipwrecks, Greek treasures, Kythira, Kythira wreck, Lord Elgin, Mentor, Mentor shipwreck, Parthenon Frieze, Parthenon marbles

Ancient Aegean Shipwrecks Give Up Secrets From the Time of Cleopatra

2019-08-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Satellite view of the Aegean Sea and Islands

Five archaeological shipwrecks from the 3rd Century BC has been found beneath the sea off tiny Levitha Island.

Tags: Aegean islands, Aegean Sea, Aegean Shipwrecks, Ancient Greece, ancient shipwreck, Dr. Georgios Koutsouflakis, Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities, Greece shipwrecks, Greek treasures, Levitha Island

The Treasures of Ancient Greece – Today’s Commodities

2011-12-23 by Phil Butler

Nazi gold coins

As Greece’s well documented austerity measures begin to take their toll on a near desperate population, a growing number of people in the country are beginning to suffer from a somewhat unexpected side-effect… Gold Fever. Reports of Greeks heading for the hills in search of lost loot abound today on the web. Sunken cities, Nazi gold, even grave-robbing across the Bulgaria frontier, all that remains for some Greeks is prayer.

Tags: Achilles, Achilles' armor, Ancient Greece, Bow of Heracles, Golden Fleece, Greece, Greek treasure, Greek treasures, Helike, Helike Project, Necklace of Harmonia, Pavlopetri

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Residents in Koumbes, Rethymno, are calling for urgent repairs to dangerous beach access points before the 2026 summer season begins.

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A 34-year-old traveler on a flight from Brussels to Crete was arrested for indecent exposure. Read more about the unusual misunderstanding.

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