Greek Reporter

What Did the Police Look Like in Ancient Greece?

While ancient Greece didn't have a police force in the same way we think of them today, they did have systems for enforcing ...
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Greek police arrest man accused of trying to sell 5th-century B.C. marble statue of ‘exceptional artwork’

A man accused of trying to sell an ancient marble statue has been arrested by Greek police. On Friday, authorities said that an unnamed suspect had been trying to sell the artifact, a 5th-century B.C.
Artnet

A ‘5th-Century’ Vase, One of the 351 Artifacts Recently Repatriated to Greece, Is a Known Fake, Says a Forensic Archaeologist

The characters on the vase's surface were likely painted in the 1990s. The Parthenon Temple at the top of the Acropolis hill in Athens. Photo by Angelos Tzortsinis/AFP via Getty Images. Not only had ...
La Brújula Verde

An exceptional ceramic stylus from the 5th century BC discovered intact in the ancient Greek city of Gela in Sicily

Preventive archaeology operations linked to the construction of the new Palazzo della Cultura in the Orto Fontanelle district, in Gela (Sicily), have unearthed a find of singular importance that ...
insider.si.edu

1 Decadrachm, Syracuse, Sicily, Late 5th Century BCE

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the late 5th century in Syracuse, ...