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Macedonia removes ancient Greek king’s statue from airport
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — In a goodwill gesture to neighboring Greece, Macedonia has removed a prominent statue of the ancient Greek warrior-king Alexander the Great from its main airport ...
National Geographic news9mon
The rivalry between ancient Athens and Sparta is infamous—but they may have been more 'frenemies' - National Geographic
The mortal sacrifice made by Spartan king Leonidas and his 300 elite troops at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. was described in ... The statue was found at Sparta’s sanctuary of Athena ...
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These Greek ‘masterpieces‘ are actually clever, legal copies
Casts of ancient Greek statues are created in a workshop near Athens. Replicas of 800 artworks are made here and sold via museum shops around Greece. Photograph by Demetrios Ioannou ...
The Washington Post8y
Analysis | Why the West’s far-right — and Trump supporters — are still obsessed with an ancient battle - The Washington Post
The Golden Dawn members gather, torches in hand, around a bronze statue of the Spartan King Leonidas — who famously perished alongside his 300 companions — sing the national anthem and chant ...