Category: CULTURE
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Treasure from Alexander the Great’s reign found in Azerbaijan
Villager Etiram Rzayev discovered nine coins with an image of Alexander the Great, ruler of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia. A group of specialists of Azerbaijan’s National Academy have already visited the village and explored the found coins. According to the preliminary version, these are silver drachmas, issued during the reign of Alexander the…
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Egyptian archaeologists unearth tomb of 18th Dynasty magistrate in west Luxor
Mostafa Waziry, Director General of Luxor Antiquities, told reporters on Tuesday that the tomb, which was unearthed in the Deraa Abu El-Nagaa necropolis, most likely belonged to the city’s counsullor Usrhat. The New Kingdom funerary collection includes dozens of statues, coffins and mummies. Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany told Ahram Online that, despite the tomb’s…
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Athens and Epidaurus Festival 2017: Youthful, Alternative, Political
Throughout this summer, the Festival will present a rich programme of open-air theatre, ancient drama, opera, classical music, concerts and dance performances at landmark locations in Athens and Epidaurus. Its new identity – a festival that is inclusive, that reflects its host city, and that brings the livelier aspects of society back into play is…