Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum
The head of a griffin from 7th century B.C. is believed to have been taken from a museum in Olympia in the 1930s and later ...
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New York's Met Museum returns stolen Greek artefact
Greece said it has recovered from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art a 2,600-year-old bronze artefact stolen from ancient ...
Greek Reporter4d
The Met Returns Stolen Ancient Bronze Griffin’s Head to Greece
The Metropolitan Museum of Art returns to Greece an ancient griffin's head after determining that it was stolen from a Greek ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN3d
The Met Returns Stolen Seventh-Century B.C.E. Bronze Griffin Head to Greece
At a ceremony this week, Greece's culture minister officially accepted the artifact, which was likely stolen from a museum in ...
The Olympic spirit
Spirit of fair play The Olympic Charter, established by de Coubertin, states that 'The practice of sport is a human right'.
Queerty on MSN5d
This ancient Indian tradition is probably the gayest sport you’ve never heard of…
Back in the early 1800s, the legendary Maratha king Peshwa Bajirao II (the Maratha Empire was an early modern civilization in ...
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World Boxing president hails 'one of the greatest comebacks in Olympic movement'
Boris van der Vorst hails IOC's backing of his federation but says the 'real work' will now begin as he tries to secure the ...
Greek Reporter7d
The Greek City That Was the Ceramic Center of the Ancient World
Unique ceramic figures along with a 2,500-year-old special type of water-basin have been discovered in the Ancient Greek city ...
How The Ancient Greeks Educated Me
From Greek-is.com: “The education system in ancient Greece was regarded as a foundational pillar of society, preparing ...
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8 Traditional African games that should be in the Olympics
Discover 7 traditional African sports, such as Capoeira, Senegalese Wrestling, and Donkey Racing, that could be an exciting ...