A 53-year-old man has appeared before a prosecutor in the northern city of Kavala on suspicion of conducting an illegal excavation at the archaeological site of Philippi.
A 53-year-old man has appeared before a prosecutor in the northern city of Kavala on suspicion of conducting an illegal excavation at the archaeological site of Philippi.
Greeks throughout the country celebrated the Clean Monday holiday in the time-honoured fashion on Monday, with outdoor activities such as kite-flying and picnics, the traditional lenten delicacies, music and dancing.While many quit the cities to enjoy the long weekend in the countryside, municipalities in Attica were also throwing parties for those left behind, offering free […]
“Alexander the Great: The Making of a God” is the title of a new docudrama on the Netflix platform, which raised a storm of reactions, with the Greek minister of culture, Lina Mendoni, labeling it “of poor content and low quality.”
Georgia Nakou, a features editor at MacroPolis, a specialist website focused on political and economic analysis of Greek affairs, joins Thanos Davelis to break down Greece’s record year for tourism last year, the causes for concern amid questions of sustainability, and the government’s response.
Following the release of Netflix’s new production about Alexander the Great, posts on social media said the entertainment company fabricated a same-sex storyline for the ancient Greek ruler. But the posts are missing the context that sexual fluidity was the norm in Ancient Greece, according to historians, who say it is likely Alexander had relationships with men.
A new project by the Archipelago Network aims to explore the age-old maritime traditions of the Cyclades, and conserve them for future generations.
A Netflix series about Alexander the Great is “fiction of extremely poor quality, lowly content and full of historical inaccuracies,” Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said on Wednesday.
Turkish authorities are reportedly moving ahead with the conversion of another Byzantine Greek Orthodox church into a mosque.
Revenue from visits to the Acropolis went up by €14 million from the previous year’s €46 million, the culture minister said on Monday.
The Culture Ministry has completed its acquisition from the National Bank of an iconic cultural venue at a former industrial complex on Pireos Street near central Athens.
Two antiquity fragments that were taken out of Greece illegally were repatriated from the Swiss capital Bern on January 23, the Culture Ministry said on Thursday.
The painter Konstantinos Kerestetzis presents watercolors that he created during his stay on Mount Athos, the fruit of a deep relationship he has cultivated with the historic monastic community.
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni received three ancient Greek artifacts for repatriation at Emory University’s Michael Carlos Museum in Atlanta, US on Monday.
The famous angels of Kurbinovo, a small village on the shore of the Great Prespa Lake in North Macedonia, have got their colorful robes, expressive faces and fluttering wings back, after the wear and tear of time had dulled the luster of what is regarded as one of the greatest murals of the Komnenian era (AD 1081-1204).
Even as the group of flower aficionados flitted around a high-ceilinged room admiring just-clipped camellias with fanciful names like “Pink Lassie” and “Paradise Petite,” single petals floated lazily to the paneled wood floor, forming colorful mounds.
Archaeological site guards walked off the job for four hours until noon on Tuesday to express their opposition to government plans to outsource ticketing for the Acropolis.