Lina Mendoni

According to Article 31 of the Constitution, anyone can be elected President of the Republic provided they are a Greek citizen for at least five years, are of Greek descent from either their father or mother, are at least 40 years old, and have the legal capacity to vote.

For an archaeologist, the moment of a discovery is unparalleled—especially when it involves a find of historical magnitude and uniqueness, such as the sole surviving contemporary portrait of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine Palaiologos.

Greece on Dec. 19 returned a hoard of over 1,000 stolen ancient coins to Türkiye in the first repatriation of its kind between the historic rivals and neighbors.

The move came a few months after Türkiye publicly supported Greece in its long quest to reclaim the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum in London.

Greece sends a strong message against antiquities trafficking and the illegal trade of cultural goods by handing over 1,055 ancient coins to Turkey. These coins, dated from the early to late 5th century BC, were seized in 2019 on Greek soil from a Turkish national who attempted to illegally import them into the country.

Greece has returned a total of 1,055 ancient coins which were illegally excavated and smuggled out of  Turkey, in the first such repatriation between the two countries.

The coins were seized by customs at the Kipi border crossing on the Greek-Turkish land border in July 2019.

Speaking to ERT, archaeologist and Byzantine scholar Anastasia Koumousi described the unique portrait of the last emperor of Byzantium, Constantine XI Palaiologos, as a find of national significance that has drawn global attention.

For details on the terms of a potential agreement, international media and negotiation officials now speak regarding

The iconic dome of Hagia Sophia, described as “hanging from the heavens” with its magnificent mosaics and unique architecture, envisioned by Anthemios to “rise as high as the glory of God,” is being dismantled as part of restoration works.

Ancient artifacts dating from the Geometric period (1100–750 BC) to the Hellenistic period (up to 31 BC) were discovered in a shop managed by the National Gallery, located in the Alexandros Soutsos Estate building at 33 Stadiou Street and 3 Pesmazoglou Street, in Athens.