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President Katerina Sakellaropoulou looks at ancient helmet in the exhibition "Chaeronea, August 2, 338 BC: A Day that Changed the World," at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens. The Battle of Chaeronea was fought in 338 BC, near the city of Chaeronea in Boeotia, between Macedonia under Philip II and an alliance of city-states led by Athens and Thebes.

Egyptian authorities were unveiling on Nov. 25 a renovated ancient promenade in the city of Luxor dating back 3,000 years, the latest government project undertaken to highlight the country's archaeological treasures.

They were illegally transporting foreigners outside of Greece

A policeman who is accused of shooting and killing his estranged wife and her colleague on Wednesday afternoon outside a super market in northern Athens was charged with intensional manslaughter and illegal use of a firearm on Thursday.

“The Greeks honour today the great feast of the Dormition of Virgin Mary, that always protects the Greek people’s struggles and hopes for the nation’s prosperity and freedom” stated President of Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos on Tuesday from the city of Thebes where he attends the celebrations for the Dormition of Virgin Mary.

The fake toes from the Cairo museum in Egypt first discovered in the late 19th century and the second in 2000 in a tomb near the ancient city of Thebes, turned out to be practical walking devices, rather than cosmetic.

Thebes and Athens are included in the list with the world’s oldest cities published by British Telegraph.

Eight out of the 16 cities in a Daily Telegraph travel piece entitled “Europe’s oldest cities” are in Greece, including Athens, Argos, Hania, Halkida, Mytilene, Patras, Thebes and Trikala. One entry was Larnaca, on Cyprus.

Each of the entries are accompanied by a photo of the city.