Greece hails ancient theater as exceptional find
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An ancient Greek theater accidentally  discovered by construction workers in Athens is one of the  classical world's most famous lost stages.
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Three thousand years after their time, the original Greek Games are still easy to envision. Laurel crowns, sleek athletes and awed crowds, bathed in invocations of honor and excellence.
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A major joint modern art exhibition by Greek and Turkish artists, which has just opened here, was brought about with German mediation in a bid to boost the neighbouring countries' fragile political relations through culture.
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Success at the Games could boost the popularity of a sport unfamiliar to Greeks.
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ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece, Aug. 27 -- Firefighters backed by aircraft dropped water and foam on the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Sunday to stop wildfires from burning the 2,800-year-old ruins, one of the most revered sites of antiquity.
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ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece  - Firefighters saved the temples and stadiums of ancient Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic Games, from forest fires which razed nearby villages and took the death toll from Greece's three-day inferno to 60.
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Three cheers for the Greeks. Their show opening the Olympic Games was the most spectacular presentation I have ever seen, on stage, in the air, on ice or anywhere. What a way to begin sports&#39; grandest parade! ...
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The J. Paul Getty Museum announced Monday that it would return to Greece an ancient gold wreath and a marble bust that Greece claims were illegally spirited out of the country.Comment
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Rosie Goldsmith reports from Greece which has begun to fight hard to save its antiquities and archaeological sites from decay and looting.
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Sections of an ancient Greek theater were discovered on Thursday during construction work in an Athens suburb, archaeologists said.
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Despite sluggish ticket sales and a scandal involving their star athletes, members of Winnipeg&#39;s Greek community are still thrilled Greece is hosting this year&#39;s Olympic Games. &quot;There&#39;s a lot of excitement,&quot; said Chris Iacovidis, president of the Greek ...
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LIKE a rank outsider, Athens has surprised the pundits by hosting an Olympic Games that has run with the mathematical precision mastered by the ancient Greeks.
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The Greek capital allayed all fears of a city not ready for the 28th Olympiad.
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The Mettawee River Theater Companyâs adaptation of Aristophanesâ comedy demonstrates a kind of fundamental good health: it gets the job done.
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With world attention focussed upon Athens this month, Greece is certainly basking in the spotlight.
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Greece has granted American actress and   writer Nia Vardalos the rare privilege of shooting parts of her   new Tom Hanks-produced film in the classical ruins of Athens's   Acropolis.
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The complex at the heart of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival has been transformed from a moribund event into a vibrant arts experience.