Helene Ahrweiler

The head of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia, Angeliki Kottaridis, has refuted a claim this week by influential Byzantine scholar Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler that the tomb in Vergina, in northern Greece, is not that of Philip II of Macedonia but of his son, Alexander the Great, the 4th century BC warrior king.

An open letter published by five respected Greek academics and politicians calls for the abolition of a law preventing police from entering university grounds and an end to tolerance of campus violence.

An open letter published by five respected Greek academics and politicians calls for the abolition of a law preventing police from entering university grounds and an end to tolerance of campus violence.

She takes my call at her home in Paris. It's the first time she's ever agreed to a telephone interview, making an exception for Kathimerini. She cuts me off as I thank her: "Forget the thank-yous. We have a lot to talk about." Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler, 92, is a great Greek, a great woman and a great academic.