Hercules

Lockheed Martin’s (LMT) Skunk Works division, whose legendary history includes the SR-71 spy plane, F-117 stealth fighter and today’s F-35, is working on new technology to ensure that U.S. aircraft stay ahead of adversaries.

While production on the F-35, a fifth-generation fighter, is just starting to ramp up, the Pentagon is already looking at a sixth-generation fighter.

A Roman-era sarcophagus of Hercules is currently on display in Geneva, Switzerland, but will return to its home in the Mediterranean province of Antalya following a Swiss court ruling in 2015. 

Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Nabi Avcı, at an opening ceremony in Geneva, said the return of the Hercules sarcophagus is a new phase in Turkey's long-time international struggle.

The Giresun Island, the only one in the eastern Black Sea region that is also inhabited, has many mythological stories and historical ruins. Among the many mythologies is a legend that Amazonian women lived on the island and Hercules came to the island to find golden fur.
 

The Giresun Island, the only one in the eastern Black Sea region that is also inhabited, has many mythological stories and historical ruins. Among the many mythologies is a legend that Amazonian women lived on the island and Hercules came to the island to find golden fur.
 

Phantom islands can generally be divided into three groups. Most of the phantom islands recorded through history were usually derived and marked according to the reports made by early ship captains and sailors, during their missions to explore new realms. Many of the phantom islands in this category were later revisited and proved to be non-existent, or mistaken for some already extant island.

The Acropolis Museum will be taking part in worldwide International Museum Day and the European Nights of Museums celebrations taking place and around May 18 with a series of actions and events. The theme chosen for 2017 is “Museums and contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums”.

Lawyers have said a Roman Empire-era coffin depicting the 12 labors of Hercules is set to go home to Turkey, ending a legal battle over a prized artifact that had mysteriously turned up in Geneva's secretive customs-office warehouse years ago.

An ancient sarcophagus smuggled out of Turkey in the 1960s could soon be on its way home following a decision from Swiss prosecutors.        

Speaking at a press conference in the capital Ankara, Tourism Minister Nabi Avcı said the final legal objections to the ancient artefact's repatriation had been overcome.        

The Iraklis (Hercules) tunnel boring machine, digging below the surface of Thessaloniki for the construction of the northern port city's metro system, Thursday reached Analipsi station, completing one of the twin tunnels on the central line. The line between Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos and Nea Elvetia is expected to start operating by late 2020.

The Iraklis (Hercules) tunnel boring machine, digging below the surface of Thessaloniki for the construction of the northern port city's metro system, Thursday reached Analipsi station, completing one of the twin tunnels on the central line. The line between Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos and Nea Elvetia is expected to start operating by late 2020.