Ancient Greek religion

A Roman-era temple, which was discovered in 1932 in Hatay, is being unearthed during excavations that have been continuing for the past two years Works have been continuing to unearth a unique temple discovered during the French era in the eastern province of Hatay in 1932 which may date back to the Roman period. 

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The Acropolis Museum will offer its visitors the opportunity to discover the landscape, the people and the archaeological finds of Samothrace island with the assistance of archaeologists-curators within the framework of the European Cultural Heritage Days and the World Tourism Day.

An ancient Greek sculpture depicting goddess Dimitra or her daughter Persephone worth around 1.5 million pounds was found to have been illegally brought to the UK after it was looted from a world heritage site in Cyrene, Libya. Judge John Zani ruled that the 4ft marble statue dug up in the ancient Greek colony of Cyrene that was smuggled to Britain in 2011 has to be returned.

Here’s the second in a three-part travelogue of several Greek island gems “off-the-beaten path” in the Aegean and the Ionian.

Samothrace: Verdant and utterly …mysterious

Lakonis Hotel, one of the most luxurious vacation resorts in the Peloponnese, had a perfect blue-flag beach, exquisite views across the Aegean and the likes of visitors such as Angelina Jolie. Now, it lies in ruins, on sale for five million euros though with a bit of bargaining it could be sold at half that rate – just a fraction of the money it took to build.

Did the recent episode of HBO’s Game of Throne seem familiar? Sunday’s installment saw Shireen, the virginal daughter of Stannis Baratheon be offered as a sacrifice. You may wonder what sadistic scriptwriter thought of this… the truth is, that it is obviously inspired by the Greek tale of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, King of Mycenae.

The Acropolis Museum turns six on June 20 and is celebrating with the inauguration of the temporary exhibition “Samothrace: Mysteries of the Great Gods”.

The image of the Parthenon in Athens is recognizable on a global scale.  Both Greeks and foreigners remember the Acropolis after it was destroyed and plundered. Even though wounded by eons of abuse by foreigners, the Parthenon still stands tall.

The Central Archaeological Council announced on Monday that a copy of a bronze column dedicated by 31 city states that had fought in the Battle of Plataeans (479 BC) against the Persians will be replicated and put on display at Delphi. The bronze is currently in Istanbul and stands at six meters.