Athen’s Acropolis is in danger of being degraded by highly controversial construction approved by Greece’s Ministry of Culture.
Greek treasures
Lord Elgin’s Mentor Shipwreck off Kythira Gives Up More Treasures
The Greek Ministry of Culture says archaeologists have discovered gold jewelry, cook pots and other ancient objects on the Mentor shipwreck.
Ancient Aegean Shipwrecks Give Up Secrets From the Time of Cleopatra
Five archaeological shipwrecks from the 3rd Century BC has been found beneath the sea off tiny Levitha Island.
The Treasures of Ancient Greece – Today’s Commodities
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.