Ancient Greece
Antalya restaurant serving up ancient Roman dishes
The dishes of the Roman era are being served at a restaurant opened in Antalya by a Japanese academic who was inspired by the Galen of Pergamon in preparing the popular dishes
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New floor to allow visitors to walk inside Erechtheion
The Erechtheion, the 5th-century BC temple situated at the north side of the Acropolis, is about to be revamped with a new floor that will enable visitors to access its interior, authorities said on Friday.
Two IKA employees suspended for illegal issue of papers
Two employees of the Social Insurance Institute (IKA) were suspended on Tuesday and ordered to appear before a disciplinary panel after it emerged that they had wrongfully issued documents to 703 people, allowing them to obtain health coverage and, in cases where they were migrants, residence permits.
Turkish court releases seven arrested ‘parallel state’ police officers
A local court in Antalya has ruled for the release of seven police officers who were arrested on Sept. 29 for their alleged links to the 'parallel state'
UNESCO accepts role of arbiter in Parthenon Marbles row
Greeces bid to establish its demand for the return of Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum in London to the Acropolis Museum in Athens more firmly on the international agenda came a step closer this week after UNESCO agreed to act as arbiter in the dispute between Greece and the UK.
Valuable 10th Century Lead Seal Found in Bulgaria's Kireka
Archaeologists have found a 10th century lead seal belonging to a Byzantine ostiary - dignitary close to the emperor in a medieval monastery complex in Bulgaria's Kireka area.
The seal was discovered in the last day of the excavation works and is very valuable, historian Georgi Maystorksi, head of the team of archaeologists exploring the site, told Radio Shumen.
Acropolis not crumbling, Greece responds to reports
Greece has played down reports at home and abroad about the Acropolis being threatened by rockfalls.
One article went as far as to claim Greeces Acropolis will soon be gone.
Amphipolis tomb does not contain Alexander the Great remains, says lead archaeologist
The archaeologist leading the dig at the much-discussed ancient tomb of Amphipolis in Serres, northern Greece, on Thursday laid to rest speculation that it may contain the remains of Alexander the Great.
I hope that by Christmas, if not earlier, we will have some news, Katerina Peristeri told Melbourne-based Greek community newspaper Neos Kosmos.
Women guarding 2,300-year-old tomb revive Greek hopes
When Greek archaeologists brushed away sandy soil to reveal two female statues guarding a tomb in Amphipolis this month, they put more than the 2,300-year-old town on the map.
Amphipolis builders ‘took measures against tomb raiders’
As works get under way at a huge burial mound at Ancient Amphipolis to structurally reinforce the site, the Culture Ministrys general secretary Lina Mendoni indicated on Tuesday that those who built the massive tomb had taken measures to avert tomb raiders.