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Excavations in Assos reveal new finds
Archaeological excavations that have been carried out in the ancient city of Assos in the Ayvacık district of the southern province of Çanakkale bring new finds. Works in the Roman-era Nymphaeum (Monumental Fountain) in the east of the Agora, a third century B.C. weight unit, which was made of lead, has been unearthed.
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Digital information kiosk to introduce Aristotle to tourists
The Culture Ministry, in cooperation with the Demokritos National Center For Scientific Research, is installing a digital information kiosk on the life and work of the ancient Greek philosopher and thinker Aristotle at the archaeological site of the Lyceum in Athens.
Athens to open Maria Callas museum in 2023: city
A new museum honoring legendary soprano Maria Callas will open in Athens next year to honor the centenary of her birth, the city said on Oct. 26.
The museum, to open in the summer of 2023, will feature "valuable historical archives, rare live recordings, a unique collection of records and personal items" of Callas, said a statement.
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Turkish diver accidentally discovers ancient harbor
A Turkish engineer working in the U.S. has discovered the harbor of an ancient city underwater while diving off the Aegean province of İzmir's Dikili district, where he came for a summer vacation.
Denem Orhun, a 39-year-old engineer working for a music company in the U.S., came across round columns underwater while diving off the coast of Dikili a year and a half ago.
Olympic Airways collection awaits museum home
The breakfast served in first class on the Olympic Airways flight from Zurich to Rome on October 26, 1967 was special, as was one of the passengers. Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras was on his way to his last meeting with Pope Paul VI, continuing the historical dialogue between the Catholic and Orthodox churches that had begun in 1964.
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The single soul of empathy dwelling in our bodies
Different people may use different words to describe the friendly China-Greece relations. But recently, the word empathy came to my mind. As the great Greek philosopher Aristotle put it, "What is a friend?
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To play Maria Callas, Monica Bellucci confronts stage fright
It seems hard to believe, but Monica Bellucci - who has spent four decades in the limelight as a model and actress - says she suffers from stage fight.
10-year-old bookworm draws attention on philosophy knowledge
A 10-year-old boy in Turkey has become a trending topic on Twitter after a man posted a video of him talking about philosophy, mentioning Platon, Aristotle, andJean-Jacques Rousseau.
Exhibition on rare Trebizond Alexander Romance manuscript opens in Thessaloniki
A rare medieval illuminated manuscript on the life and works of Alexander the Great, Codex 5 of the Venice Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and post-Byzantine Studies, has been unveiled in digital form to the public for the first time, in an exhibition organised as part of the 84th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF).
Election Hours | Around Greece | May 26 & June 2
As a result of the local government and European Parliament elections taking place on Sunday, May 26, readers are advised that some museums and archaeological sites will be closed or will open for fewer hours on the day. The same will apply on the day of the local election runoffs on Sunday, June 2.
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