The vase of Eufronio returns to Italy

Rome – Rocco Buttiglione (Minister of the Arts) and Philippe de Montebello (Director of New York’s Metropolitan Museum) have finally undersigned the agreement for the restitution of the famous vase of Eufronio.

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Submitted by Ilias Lucarelli on Thu, 02/03/2006 - 14:33.

Pythagorism in Italy, yesterday and today

On the 6th of May, 2005 by the lecture-hall n. 4 of the Faculty of "Letters and Philosophy" of the University of Rome "La Sapienza", it took place a convention entitled "Pythagorism in Italy, yesterday and today", arranged by the cultural associations A.T. Pietas, C.U.T. and Lohengrin.

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ROMA: IL RITO SEGRETO. MISTERI IN GRECIA E A ROMA (Colosseo - fino al 31/01/06)

Da non perdere la mostra dedicata ai culti misterici del mondo antico; l’esposizione, che si tiene presso l’Anfiteatro Flavio (Colosseo), approfondisce il tema in tutti i suoi aspetti, attraverso una rassegna di oltre 70 opere fra statue, altari, rilievi, idoli e affreschi e un allestimento di luce e suoni che raccontano i riti di iniziazione, le pratiche degli oracoli, i misteri eleusini, i riti dionisiaci, i culti orientali e molto altro ancora. L’esposizione e’ resa poi ancora piu’ affascinante grazie ad un allestimento di luci, proiezioni e suoni che attira l’attenzione del pubblico verso un vero e proprio percorso narrativo.

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Presentation of the Parthenon’s frieze in digital form

The sculptured 160 m. long band encircling the outer walls of the Parthenon’s cella, the metope of the Doric frieze and part of the two pediments of the temple were presented for the first time in digital form and are eventually available on Internet at the following web site: www.ekt.gr/parthenonfrieze

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Submitted by Ilias Lucarelli on Thu, 15/12/2005 - 12:47.

Presentation of Massimo Manfredi’s new book in Athens: “The Empire Of the dragons"

Last month, exactly on november 15th, by the Italian-Greek Chamber of Commerce, Valerio Massimo Manfredi, professor of Archeology and writer, presented his new book: "The Empire of Dragons". The author centers all his speech on the difference between two different forms of expression: the literary one, which is a very old form of communication, and the technical one. By the analysis of the two English words "story" and "history"

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Submitted by Ilias Lucarelli on Tue, 06/12/2005 - 15:57.

The magical Roman year

By reading the Ovid's pomp’s you can have an idea of the importance covered by the succeeding of the months and seasons in the Roman religion. The Roman year revealed the mythology of its people, since it repeated itself time by time in the calendar cycle. Consequently the private ritualims of the Romans

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Submitted by Ilias Lucarelli on Tue, 25/01/2005 - 12:31.