Archive for the ‘athens’ Category
Yes by force for the Thiseio
Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Two days ago the PASOK party organized a open speech for its president of Mr Antreas Papantreou (04/09/2009) at the Thiseio the neighborhood in Athens' city center just 1,5 kilometers from the Acropolis and literary next to the Athens Agora. The name derived from the Temple of Hephaestus. The Kathimerini reports:They gave them the square of Thiseion for tomorrow's speech, half-heartedly. It was
Bones, behaviour and belief. The osteological evidence as a source for Greek ritual practice: A Conference
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
That can be the most interesting conference which will be held in Athens at the Scuola Archeologica Italiana (Parthenonos 14 str, PO 117.42) from the 10th to the 12th of September 2009 organized by The Swedish Institute at Athens. The Press Release reads: The purpose of the conference is to highlight the role and contribution of the osteological evidence for our understanding of Greek sacrificial
Acropolis and more felonious Greek Government
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
They build the Museum, they inaccurate it, but they forgot that the Acropolis and the Parthenon is still there! The Greek newspaper, To Vima, reports:Unpaid for five months, - from the beginning of the year -, are the contractors engaged in the projects of Acropolis' monuments, at the most critical time because are near to their completion. The reason is that funds have not yet reached the
Serapis on gems and jewelry in antiquity
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
A lecture by Dr Richard Veymiers (Université de Liège, EFA), entitled "Ίλεως τω φορούντι. Sérapis sur les gemmes et les bijoux antiques" will present and analyze the appearance and concept of Serapis in antiquity's miniature. Dr Veymiers is expert on Isis' studies. The lecture will take place in the Seminar room (Salle de conférences) of the French School in Athens (École française d’Athènes),
Ancient altar at the Athenian Long Walls
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
A public building with an ancient altar was discovered in Piraeus, reports Maria Thermou (To Vima). The excavations carried out on a building plot of Piraeus street number 7 during the construction of a modern building. The structures have been excavated by archaeologists of the XXVI Ephorate of Antiquities. The discovery is about of two building that overlap each other. The earlier dates to the
Acropolis, law and felonious government
Friday, March 6th, 2009
Another day Acropolis remained closed because of the strike of the Ministry's of Culture contractors. At the entrance area the workers' representatives distributed printed brochures in several languages, which explained the causes of their action. Many tourists complained since some of them would be in Athens for a day. Please note that employees seeking the payment which is still be owned by the
Iamblichus: His Sources and Influence
Saturday, February 21st, 2009
I get a message informing me of a number of upcoming seminars and of a conference at the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens, Odos Notara 51a, Athens 106 83, Greece. The forthcoming conference will be open on the 8th until the 10th of March, 2009 and will present a variety of paper on Iamblichus' life and work. Professor John Dillon will present his paper entitled Popular Philosophy in
Iamblichus: His Sources and Influence
Saturday, February 21st, 2009
I get a message informing me of a number of upcoming seminars and of a conference at the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens, Odos Notara 51a, Athens 106 83, Greece. The forthcoming conference will be open on the 8th until the 10th of March, 2009 and will present a variety of paper on Iamblichus' life and work. Professor John Dillon will present his paper entitled Popular Philosophy in
The Archaeological Museum of Athens
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Approved unanimously yesterday by the National Council of Museums the study of constructional program for the Archaeological Museum of Athens, which will be built at the Academy of Plato, in a region highly degraded, and will use 30 acres of the area. The Museum will have an additional area of 16,700 sq.m. (instead of 11,450 square meters, as was the original estimated), major public services
