Dion, Pieria
Pieria: 44-year-old woman killed by falling sycamore tree branch
A 44-year-old woman was fatally injured when a sycamore tree branch fell on her while she was sitting in the outdoor area of a health food store in Litochoro, Pieria.
According to the National Police, the incident occurred yesterday at around 10 PM.
The woman was taken to the local Health Center, where she was pronounced dead by doctors.
Storms cause problems in Pieria, northern Greece
Heavy storms caused floods in many parts of northern Greece on Monday and into the early hours of Tuesday, but particularly in the region of Pieria, where the mayor of one of the hardest-hit municipalities said that the emergency messaging system was out of order.
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Dionysus, the 13th Month | Mykonos | July 9 – September 24
Lydia Venieri pays homage to Dionysus, the 13th god of Olympus, with her sculptural installation, as part of the Mykonos Art Festival 2023 (mykonosartfestival.com) near the Archaeological Museum of Mykonos.
Acropolis Museum to mark 14th anniversary with tribute to late president
The Acropolis Museum will celebrate its 14th anniversary on June 20 with an evening of poetry set to music dedicated to its late president, Professor Dimitris Pandermalis.
Sanctuary entrance structure of Temple of Zeus found
Excavations carried out in the ancient city of Aizanoi in the Çavdarhisar district of the western province of Kütahya have unearthed the entrance gate of the Temple of Zeus with a monumental staircase.
Bronze Statuettes of Dionysus, Eros, Cupid Discovered in Ancient Serdica Ruins in Bulgaria's Capital Sofia
Several bronze statuettes depicting ancient deities Dionysus, Eros, and Cupid are among the most intriguing artifacts discovered during the 2017 archaeological excavations of the Ancient Roman city of Serdica in the downtown of today's Bulgarian capital Sofia.
Rare late bronze age crown found in Pieria (photo)
A rare diadem dated to the later bronze age (1,500-1,200 BC) was brought to light at Pydna Pieria, and will be put of public display at the Archaeological Museum of Dion in central Macedonia. The coronet was unearthed among among a trove of other valuable personal items found in the grave of a young girl. It had three layers of jewelries across it and covered the forehead of the skeleton.
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‘Gods and Mortals at Olympus’ exhibition at Onassis Cultural Centre in NY (pics+vid)
New Yorkers will have the chance to meet and walk among Olympic gods at the Onassis Cultural Center NY where a major loan exhibition of objects from the archaeological site of Dion is hosted.
Salvaged ancient artifacts from metro in Macedonia
The Dion Archaeological Museum's "Opening Roads" exhibition of findings from salvage excavations from 2008-2013 kicks off in Northern Greece at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 8. The artifacts on show were found at roadworks carried out to build a segment of the national road.
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