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Harvard: Digital library for Greek and Latin literature
The Harvard University Press has announced the forthcoming launch in Fall 2014, of the Digital Loeb Classical Library®. More than 520 volumes of Latin, Greek, and English texts will be available online at the Harvard’s Loeb Classical Library® in a modern and elegant interface, allowing readers to browse,...
Telegraph: Monastiraki among the world’s best markets
Telegraph newspaper presents the best markets around the world, from Barcelona’s Boqueria to the antique markets of Rio. Greece makes an entry among the best markets with the Central Market and Monastriki Flea Market in Athens. As the British newspaper mentions the 19th century, iron-and-glass Central...
CNN: Alternative tourism blossoms in Greece
CNN makes a special tribute to the alternative tourism of Greece, that over the last few years, seems to be blossoming. There has been a great effort to promote a new kind of tourism: alternative holidays in Greece. Apart from the normal tourists, who come...
US: Αncient coins returned to Greece
A collection of ancient silver coins forfeited during an undercover investigation into black-market coin trading in New York City was handed over to the Greek government. «The coins being returned to us by the New York County District Attorney are exquisite ancient artifacts that reflect...
Dimitris Papaioannou’s Sisyphus in New York
The internationally celebrated artist Dimitris Papaioannou will present in New York a segment from his last work, Still Life, which was presented for the first time in Onasis Ciltural Center in Athens. the opening segment from STILL LIFE SISYPHUS will be presented in the US for the first time by Robert Wilson at...
WSJ: A Percy Jackson inspired family trip to Greece
A Percy Jackson inspired family trip to Greece, is that even possible? According to Wall Street Journal and Liam Callanan yes it is! The young-adult book series sent a father and daughter searching for the ancient gods and for a divine adventure. As Mr Callanan...
August full moon at Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum celebrates August Full Moon on Sunday 10 August 2014 with opera classics, film music and famous Greek melodies, performed by the historic Hellenic Air Force Band, in the Museum’s entrance courtyard at 9:30 p.m. The Hellenic Air Force Band consists of senior and junior officers –...
Belgium: Graffiti art on conteiners about Ancient Greece
The graffiti duo Pichi & Avo traveled to Belgium for the North West Walls Street Art Festival. Pichi and Avo from Valencia, Spain, have recreated a series of characters from the Trojan War in their typical style mixing figures from Greek mythology and old school graffiti. The event’s...
Will Obama win an Emmy for Galifianakis?
An episode of online comedy series “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis” featuring President Barack Obama was among the Emmy nominees announced Thursday morning. The six-minute, 30-second episode featuring the President has been nominated for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program. It was first published on the humor website Funny or Die on March...
The old Custom’s Office of Nafplion to be tapped by Ministry of Culture
Nafplio’s old custom’s office, which is classified as a historical monument and artwork, is granted by the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Culture to house cultural events. The building, which is believed to be the work of architect Stamatis Kleanthes, was built in...