Tag: ARCHEOLOGY

The Hadrian Aqueduct of Athens | An marvel of ancient Roman engineering springs back to life

Hadrian’s Aqueduct in Athens is the only Roman aqueduct of this type and size that has been constructed in Europe and that still carries water. This monumental technical construction of the ancient world does not only have great cultural value, but it can also be utilized to reduce the city’s environmental footprint.

The Greek government is supporting a multi-dimensional plan to put this ancient aqueduct back into use, in order both to cover current needs for irrigation water, and to develop new places of cultural and environmental interest.

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“Meanings”: Exhibition at the Acropolis Museum

The new exhibition titled NoHMATA “Meanings”. Personifications and Allegories from Antiquity to Today, at the Acropolis Museum, focuses on πersonified concepts and meanings with human or animal form and allegorical stories – from celestial objects, islands, rivers and cities to concepts like Justice and Injustice.

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Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology

The Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology in the heart of Athens offers visitors the opportunity to discover two very interesting aspects of ancient Greek culture through its permanent exhibitions “Ancient Greece – The Origins of Technology” and “Musical Instruments and Toys of Ancient Greece”.

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The Greek shipbuilding industry is a sector that enters a new period of reconstruction and growth. This development is not coincidental. Geopolitical realignments, Europe’s increasing need for defense autonomy, the restructuring of global supply chains, and the search for new industrial drivers of growth are creating an environment in which Greece is seeking to reposition itself on the international shipbuilding map.

At the center of this effort are the country’s three major shipbuilding hubs: ONEX’s shipyards in Elefsina and Syros, Skaramangas Shipyards, and Salamis Shipyards.

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The Ambassador of Greece to North Macedonia, Ms. Sophia Philippidou, participated in the 1st North Macedonia–Greece Digital Bridge & Business ICT Forum, organized by the Chamber of Commerce for Information and Communication Technologies (MASIT) and the Association of Hellenic Information Technology Enterprises (SETPE).
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Umberto Eco: International Symposium in Athens

A university professor and founding figure of semiotics, essayist and novelist, scholar of philosophy, and public intellectual, Umberto Eco left a profound and brilliant mark on contemporary thought.

Ten years after his death, the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation is hosting the first major symposium in Greece dedicated to his intellectual legacy and his multifaceted body of work.