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From Trash to Treasure: Rare Ancient Greek Statue Found in a Trash Bag
The world of archaeology and art is often filled with thrilling discoveries, but few match the sheer surprise and sere ...
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Middle Greek: The Language That Shaped Modern Greek
Learn about the journey of the Greek language from its ancient origins to the vernacular of modern Greece through the lens of ...
2,000-Year-Old Greek Statue Found Abandoned in a Bag Near Trash Cans: Police
A statue dating more than 2,000 years was allegedly found in a black bag near garbage bins in a part of the Greek city of ...
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Ancient Greek Art and Architecture: An Evolving Timeline
An overview of Ancient Greek art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, and a look at how it changed over the years ...
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Was Olympus, Gods’ Abode, a Mountain or Divine Realm in Ancient Greek Belief?
Ancient Greeks saw Olympus as a divine realm of Zeus and the gods, not a mountain. Its link to Mount Olympus emerged in later traditions.
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2,000-year-old Greek statue found abandoned in garbage bag
In December, workers installing natural gas pipelines near Athens uncovered a Roman-era statue of Hermes buried upright in ..
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A Man Found a Mysterious Statue in a Trash Bag on the Street. It Turned Out to Be a 2,000-Year-Old Greek Artifact
After discovering the ancient artwork in a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece, the man surrendered it to the police. Authorities are analyzing the statue and investigating why it was abandoned ...
Priceless Ancient Greek Statue Found Abandoned in Trash Bag
According to The Associated Press and a statement from Greek police, a man in Neoi Epivates near the city of Thessaloniki ...
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2,000-year-old statue found dumped near garbage cans in Greece
Ancient statues have also been found in trash before in other parts of Europe. In 2023, a Roman-era statuette of Venus was ...
Man discovers a 2,000-year-old Greek treasure in a street trash bag: “It likely wasn’t the temple’s main statue”
Authorities in Greece are investigating after a 2,000-year-old marble statue was discovered wrapped in a trash bag and ...
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2,000-year-old Greek marble statue found discarded in the trash, police say
A statue from the Hellenistic period found in an area of Thessaloniki ... the conquest of Egypt by Rome and saw the spread of Greek culture into other populations, according to Britannica.