Home / Tag Archives: grave

Tag Archives: grave

Vandals desecrate grave of famous writer Nikos Kazantzakis

August 2, 2023 Society, Very Mix Comments Off on Vandals desecrate grave of famous writer Nikos Kazantzakis

Unknown vandals have desecrated the grave of renowned Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957), breaking the wooden cross on the tomb located on the Martinengo Bastion, nestled within the walls of his hometown, Heraklio, on the island of Crete. Katerina Zografistou, the president of the Greece Branch and a member of …

Police recovers tablet from the grave of 9-year-old murdered child in Patras

April 10, 2022 FEATURED, Social, Society Comments Off on Police recovers tablet from the grave of 9-year-old murdered child in Patras

Greek Police completed the process of recovering an electronic tablet used by nine-year-old child Georgina that was allegedly poisoned by her mother. The tablet was placed in the coffin of the little girl following a last minute request by her mother during the funeral at the cemetery of Agios Athanasios …

Tsipras’ wife lays flowers at grave of Alexis Zorba in Skopje cemetery

April 2, 2019 Arts Comments Off on Tsipras’ wife lays flowers at grave of Alexis Zorba in Skopje cemetery

The wife of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Betty Baziana laid flowers at the grave of Alexis Zorbas buried in Skopje. Alexis Zorbas whose real first name was “Georgios” was the inspiration for the famous novel of Cretan author Nikos Kazantzakis “Zorba the Greek” and the fictionalized version of mine …

Grave of Aristotle found in his birthplace in Northern Greece

May 26, 2016 Archeology, Culture 1

The grave of famous Greek philosopher of the Antique, Aristotle, has been reportedly found in the ancient city of Stagira, now Olympiada in Chalkidiki in Northern Greece. According to archeologist Kostas Sismanides, there are “very strong indications which lead to certainty” that the grave belonged to the famous philosopher and …

Amphipolis: archaeologists discover skeleton and nails from wooden coffin

November 12, 2014 Archeology, Very Mix Comments Off on Amphipolis: archaeologists discover skeleton and nails from wooden coffin

The tomb of Amphipolis rewards excavators! According to a press release issued by the Greek Ministry of Culture on Wednesday, archaeologists discovered a human skeleton and several nails apparently from a wooden coffin. The findings have been discovered under the floor of the third chamber of the tomb, in a …

Amphipolis: Much Ado about a mysterious tomb without dead?

October 30, 2014 Archeology, Very Mix Comments Off on Amphipolis: Much Ado about a mysterious tomb without dead?

Excavations in the mysterious tomb of Amphipolis seem to have hit the big wall of deadlock. After having horizontally dug through three chambers, archeologists realized that there is no a fourth chamber, no sarcophagus, no bones of the deceased, no… nothing. so, the whole of the huge tomb was set …

August 2014: Greeks discover an ancient tomb and the property tax

August 26, 2014 Archeology, Very Mix Comments Off on August 2014: Greeks discover an ancient tomb and the property tax

This month, August of 2014 has been very important for Greece. The coalition government of Samaras-Venizelos – that is conservative Nea Dimokratia & socialist PASOK- has made two discoveries of great significance and priceless value for millions of people, in and outside Greece. In August 2014, Greece made two discoveries: …

Tomb of Alexander the Great excavated in Northern Greece?

August 23, 2013 Archeology, Culture 5

Did archaeologist excavate the tomb of Alexander the Great in Northern Greece? There is a lot of speculation in local media and websites whether the impressive ancient artificial mount located in Amphipolis near Serres -600 km north of Athens – contains the remains of ancient Macedonian warrior king Alexander the …