Megas Alexandros
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
In Search of the City of Persepolis
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While the Palace of Persepolis is widely discussed and documented, the city that spread out of the foot of the dominating high plateau is ...
Sunday, March 26, 2017
New funding for the Tomb of Kasta Hill near Amphipolis
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The Greek finances remain a doubtful and uncertain subject but it is now official: 2.5 million Euros will be made available for restoration...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Pella and Gadara, two more settlements for Alexander’s veterans
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When Alexander returned from Egypt in 331 BC, he marched along the coast of the eastern Mediterranean. How close to the coast may be su...
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Latest e-Books - Updated March 2017
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By now, it has been become entirely normal to edit an ebook beside the usual paper version. Yet, some older and even more recent books rema...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
The kind of burial site which Alexander’s soldiers could afford
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Derveni , located within the Thessaloniki prefecture, has revealed many treasures over the years. Today, the time is right to stop at a Ma...
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Saturday, March 11, 2017
The treasures of Alexander the Great. How One Man’s Wealth Shaped the World by Frank Holt
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Wow! That’s the one word that comes to mind after reading The Treasures of Alexander the Great by Frank Holt (ISBN 978-0-19-995096-6). I...
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
A way to Revive the Museum of Raqqa in Syria
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It is truly heartwarming to learn that the National Museum of Raqqa may revive thanks to a project aiming at digitally reconstructing it...
Friday, March 3, 2017
Orichalcum in the news again!
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Orichalcum, a most precious metal considered second only to gold, was highly valued in antiquity but has rarely survived. This means that t...
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Useful graffiti from ancient Egypt
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Not everything is negative when talking about graffiti and that is certainly not the case for graffiti from antiquity where we can use ever...
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Exchange of antiquities between the Louvre and Iran’s National Museum
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After Iran ’s Presidential visit to France , an agreement was signed to renew cultural and scientific cooperation between the two countries...
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