What Christopher Hitchens Understood About the Parthenon
The British Museum should return the ancient treasures to Greece for the sake of art, not nationalism.
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Antisthenes: The Tutor of Diogenes the Cynic
Antisthenes, Cynic philosopher and tutor of Diogenes, championed simplicity, virtue, and freedom, influencing Stoic thought.
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Archaeologists Have Just Discovered An Ancient Trojan City In Greece
Greek Culture MinistryThe framework of the ancient city of Tenea just discovered in Greece. Archeologists have searched for the ancient Trojan city of Tenea since 1984. They believe they have just now ...
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Stunning Mosaic and Tomb Discovered in Ancient Greek City of Assos in Turkey
Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Assos have discovered a 2,200-year-old Hellenistic mosaic and a 1,800-year-old Roman-era tomb.
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Archaeologists Unearth a Sumptuous Private Bathhouse, Reveal How Elite Ancient Romans Treat their Guests Before a Lavish Meal
Archaeologists Unearth a Sumptuous Private Bathhouse, Reveal How Elite Ancient Romans Treat their Guests Before a Lavish Meal One of the largest, most sophisticated private thermal spa complexes ever ...
Greek City Times15d
Giant Marble Pyramid-Shaped Island Complex Rising from the Sea Uncovered, Revealing Secrets of Ancient Greece’s Origins
Archaeologists have uncovered a 4,600-year-old monumental complex on the tiny Aegean islet of Dhaskalio, shedding new light on early Greek civilization. This discovery, which includes around 60 marble ...
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Ancient Pompeii excavation uncovers lavish private bath complex
Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient ...
Artnet18d
A Wealthy Homeowner’s Luxury Spa Complex Emerges in Pompeii
Ancient Romans socialized ... the centre and the adjacent thermal complex had the function of creating a Greek gymnasium setting, which was further accentuated by the athletic scenes added ...
The Sun18d
‘Once in a century’ Pompeii discovery as ancient luxury SPA is saved from ashes with thermal baths & stunning mosaic
SCIENTISTS have made a "once in a lifetime" discovery in Pompeii after unearthing a stunning ancient luxury ... their home into a Greek-style palace and gymnasium." Recently, archaeologists ...
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Pompeii archaeologists find 'once-in-a-century' private spa complex alongside banquet hall
These paintings, along with depictions of athletes in the peristyle, evoked the intellectual sophistication of a Greek gymnasium, a style hugely popular with Roman elite. The opulent bathhouse is ...
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Ancient, engraved stones may have been buried to summon the sun
As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...
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How Archaeologists Discovered Europe’s Oldest-Known Book, Revealing Never-Before-Seen Insights Into Ancient Religion and Philosophy
Amid the ashes of a funeral pyre, encased in burnt mud, was a papyrus scroll—the first to be found in mainland Greece. Dating of the document and the discovery its literary nature subsequently ...