ancient greece

Ο μηχανισμός των Αντικυθήρων σε τρισδιάστατη αναπαράσταση

Παρασκευή, 6 Μαΐου 2011 5:12 μμ |

Ancient Greece: Exhibition on Macedonian kings in Oxford

Κυριακή, 20 Φεβρουαρίου 2011 9:09 μμ |

An exhibition on the ancient Macedonian royal lineage of Alexander the Great that presents evidence that his family and kingdom were firmly rooted in the culture and civilisation of ancient Greece is to open its doors in Oxford this coming April.

Entitled "From Hercules to Alexander: the legend of Macedonia," the exhibition will run from April 7 until August 29 and features exhibits currently held at the Aigai Museum in northern Greece that have never before been allowed out of the country.

According to archaeologist Angeliki Kotaridis, who worked on the digs at the palace in Aigai, it contains a "series of finds which prove that Alexander the Great did not just spring out of nowhere to take over the whole world. He was a scion of the Temenides dynasty that ruled the Macedonian kingdom for three and half centuries and who were 'descendants' of Hercules and Zeus."

The exhibition narrative will start from the genealogical tree claimed by the ancient Macedonian kings, starting with Zeus and Hercules and reaching up to Alexander the Great's son, Alexander IV. It will not be academic in nature but use all types of audiovisual media (video, photomosaics, 3-D digital reconstructions etc).

The five sections of the exhibition are the following: the Temenides dynasty; War and hunting; Princesses, Queens and High Priestesses, the role of women in the Macedonian Court; the Symposium, a central event in the life of Macedonians; Aigai, the building plan of Philip II and the Palace.

Among the exhibits will be a marble bust of Alexander from Pella (the only find that does not originate from Aigai) and portraits of Philip and Alexander from the gold-and-ivory mortuary couch found in the royal tombs at Vergina.

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Plato's Academy and Alexander's birthplace are among the historic sites lying desolate and neglected

Δευτέρα, 1 Μαρτίου 2010 10:01 πμ |

The Parthenon on the Acropolis, where archaeologists work in conditions that would be considered intolerable in any other EU capital. Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Greece's ancient treasures fall victim to ¬300bn debt crisis

It was the world's first university, where Plato taught, Aristotle studied and philosophy was born. But today as buses hurtle down the boulevard that bisects the park, past grey highrises, it is hard to believe this is one of the Greek capital's ancient treasures; Plato's Academy is so overlooked it is not even signposted.

"We haven't managed to save the ¬7,000 [£4,500] such a sign would require," says Nikoletta Divari Vilakou, the archaeologist in charge. "And that's because of the economic problems."

The crisis that has gripped Greece, rocked markets and rattled Europe's single currency is now enveloping the country's cultural heritage. The seat of learning, founded on property the philosopher inherited in 387BC, is not alone. This year, antiquities beneath the Acropolis stood under tangled weeds, testimony to the overstretched culture ministry's inability to clean and prune.

Nationwide, some of Greece's greatest glories - museums, castles and antiquities - have been closed to the public, from Kastellorizo in the east to Pella, Alexander's birthplace, in the north. Like the desolate tourist shops alongside them, the ancient sites are devoid of holidaymakers, symbolic of the recession engulfing the nation.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/26/greece-acropolis-debt-crisis-athens

THE OLDEST COMPLETE PIECE OF MUSIC IN HISTORY FROM ANCIENT GREECE!

Τρίτη, 13 Οκτωβρίου 2009 9:18 μμ |

THE OLDEST COMPLETE PIECE OF MUSIC IN HISTORY!

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MACEDONIA: Documentation for the Letter to President Barack Obama

Τετάρτη, 20 Μαΐου 2009 3:35 μμ |

Misappropriation . . . . of Alexander the Great: More recently even Alexander';s father, Philip, has also been abducted:

"When The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia renamed Skopje airport for Alexander the Great in 2007, this seemed a one-off to annoy Greece. More recently, however, the government has broadened a policy the opposition calls "antiquisation". The main road to Greece has been renamed for Alexander and the national sports stadium named after his father, and plans are afoot to erect a huge statue of Alexander in central Skopje." The Economist April 2, 2009

Even the popular but supposedly serious periodical Archaeology, a publication of the Archaeological Institute of America, has recently (January-February 2009) published an article with the name "Owning Alexander: Modern Macedonia lays its claim to the ancient conqueror';s legacy."