Researchers help study and catalog museum's ancient Greek coins
Did you know the change rattling in your pocket is similar to coins used in ancient Greece?
Archaeology
Oct 19, 2023
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News tagged with greece
Scientific analysis reveals the true colors of the Parthenon Sculptures
New imaging and scientific investigations by a team including a King's College London academic has found traces of the original paint used to decorate the Parthenon Sculptures, revealing they were once in fact brightly colored.
Archaeology
Oct 11, 2023
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Massive Greece wildfire coming under control: govt
Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on the massive blaze that has been raging for two weeks in the Dadia National Park in northeastern Greece, authorities said Monday.
Environment
Sep 4, 2023
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Greek summer wildfires will burn over 150,000 hectares: PM
Devastating wildfires in Greece will ravage more than 150,000 hectares (370,600 acres) by the end of the summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis estimated Thursday, blaming the climate crisis for the disaster.
Environment
Aug 31, 2023
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Greece blaze is 'largest wildfire ever recorded in EU'
A forest blaze in Greece is "the largest wildfire ever recorded in the EU" and the bloc is mobilizing nearly half its firefighting air wing to tackle it, a European Commission spokesman said Tuesday.
Environment
Aug 29, 2023
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Greece struggles to tame wildfires raging for a sixth day
Hundreds of firefighters in Greece struggled Thursday to tame deadly wildfires burning for a sixth day, amid growing outrage over what critics says has been the inadequate government response.
Environment
Aug 24, 2023
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Battle against Greece wildfires 'improving': fire service
The fight against deadly wildfires raging in Greece for more than a week is improving, the fire service said on Friday, warning it remained on alert as fierce winds were forecast that could rekindle blazes.
Environment
Jul 28, 2023
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New fires in heat-hit Greece force evacuations
Greece ordered evacuations on Wednesday for areas near two central cities after new blazes broke out during a punishing heat wave and as deadly fires hit the Mediterranean.
Environment
Jul 26, 2023
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Bees have appeared on coins for millennia, hinting at an age-old link between sweetness and value
In 2022, the Royal Australian Mint issued a $2 coin decorated with honeybees. Around 2,400 years earlier, a mint in the kingdom of Macedon had the same idea, creating a silver obol coin with a bee stamped on one side.
Archaeology
Jul 25, 2023
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New heat wave hits Greece as wildfires rage
Greece sweltered in a new wave of soaring temperatures Tuesday, as wildfires raged on several popular tourist islands, forcing mass evacuations.
Environment
Jul 25, 2023
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