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Venus de Milo / ancient aqueduct
« on: Monday, 08 May, 2017 @ 16:57:02 »
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The World War II adventures of an ancient lady

The Irakliotissa, an exquisitely carved Roman statue, was the first antiquity plundered during World War II to be repatriated to Greece 70 years ago.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/217722/article/ekathimerini/life/the-world-war-ii-adventures-of-an-ancient-lady


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Mycenean-Era Tomb with Grave Goods Discovered in Salamina
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/04/29/mycenean-era-tomb-with-grave-goods-discovered-in-salamina


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Milos island prepares a home for much-desired return of Aphrodite

A little over two years ago, the mayor of the island of Milos, Gerasimos Damoulakis, visited the Louvre Museum in Paris to see the Venus de Milo – the Aphrodite of Milos – up close. But upon entering, rather than asking for a ticket, he said: “I am the mayor of Milos. I do not accept that I should have to pay for a ticket as I came to see one and only one exhibit, the Aphrodite of Milos, which belongs to my island.”
http://www.ekathimerini.com/217991/article/ekathimerini/life/milos-island-prepares-a-home-for-much-desired-return-of-aphrodite


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An ancient wonder of engineering on Samos

Visiting the Eupalinian Aqueduct is a unique experience.

The middle section of the aqueduct was designed in the mid-6th century BC by the great architect and engineer Eupalinos of Megara for the ancient city-state of Samos, site of the modern-day town of Pythagorio. It was commissioned by the tyrant Polycrates, the ruler of Samos from 538 to 522 BCE, and it can still be appreciated today as one of the most admired engineering achievements of antiquity.

 This month, once approved by the Central Archaeological Council (KAS), it will be reopened to visitors following a complex and demanding three-year restoration, maintenance and promotion project that cost 3.1 million euros. Thanks to its completion, visitors will soon be able to walk through the 1,036-meter tunnel for the first time.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/218170/article/ekathimerini/life/an-ancient-wonder-of-engineering-on-samos