Parthenon Marbles
Minister: Brexit Will Strengthen Support for Return of Parthenon Marbles
Britain's choice to distance itself from Europe will help create the conditions for the marbles' return, according to the Greek culture minister.
Environment
Ancient Greek Monuments Increasingly Threatened by Climate Change
Extreme weather events such as droughts and floods, exacerbated by climate change, are threatening ancient Greek monuments, scientists have warned.
Heritage
Parthenon’s Inner Sanctum to be Restored
The Central Archaeological Council has green lit a plan many years in the making to re-erect portions of the inner chamber's walls.
Parthenon Marbles
Ottoman Archives Reveal Elgin Took Marbles Illegally, Expert Claims
The claims by Acropolis Museum Director Dimitrios Pandermalis refute a key line of defence in the British Museum's case for keeping the Parthenon Marbles.
Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Status Sought for Islet of Spinalonga
A key Venetian stronghold and later a leper colony (as depicted in Victoria Hislop's "The Secret"), Spinalonga is one of Crete's most atmospheric sites.
Heritage
SNFCC: National Library Research Department Set to Open
In its new home in the SNFCC, the National Library is set to become fully operational as the research department opens to the public.
Heritage
New Book Sheds Light on Damaged Strofades Monastery
A photographer and journalist set out to capture the life of the last monk in Zakynthos' Strofades Monastery before it was too late. Then an earthquake hit.
History
On This Day in 1834 Athens Became the Greek Capital
At the time Athens was little more than a large village surrounded by ruins, as shown by the earliest photographs of the Greek state's new capital.
