Provocative article in The Times: “We’ve lost our marbles over Ancient Greece” – Why the marbles shouldn’t be returned”
Contrary to the climate of agreement emerging between the two governments, a columnist for the British newspaper expresses opposition to any scenario involving the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
MoC: Treasure trove of antiquities in central Athens – See photos
Antiquities packaged in old cardboard boxes, some wrapped in newspapers from the 1940s, have been uncovered
A marble statue of the young god Hermes was discovered in a natural gas excavation near the Herodeion
The statue depicts a nude male figure in the style of Hermes Ludovisi. It was housed within a structure made of rectangular bricks and was found in relatively good condition