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2,300-Year-Old Hellenistic-Era Tombs Resurface as Iraq Reservoir Dries

Greek Reporter 01 Sep 2025
The find includes about 40 tombs believed to be more than 2,300 years old, dating to the Hellenistic and Seleucid periods.
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2,100-Year-Old Skeleton of Warrior and Stunning Gold Treasures Unearthed in Bulgaria

Greek Reporter 30 Aug 2025
Researchers believe the man lived between 150 and 100 B.C., during the late Hellenistic period ... Public exhibition “The Glitter of Hellenistic Gold” ... The artifacts are now on display in a special exhibition titled “The Glitter of Hellenistic Gold.
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One of the Largest Roman Odeons Is Coming to Light in Ancient Sagalassos

Greek Reporter 30 Aug 2025
Sagalassos, located in the Taurus Mountains near Burdur, Turkey, was a prominent ancient city founded during the 5th century BCE and became part of the Hellenistic Kingdom of Pergamon before being absorbed into the Roman Empire.
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Did Ancient Greeks Reach America Long Before Columbus?

Greek Reporter 29 Aug 2025
GreekReporter Collage of Uxmal Royal Entrance, Mexico and Ara Paxis, Rome Credit ... Dr ... Dr ... Dr ... 56 AD ... The Greek-Canadian researcher believes that communication between Greece and America began during the Minoan era and continued until Hellenistic times.
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Ancient Greek Weighing Scale Found in Jerusalem Reveals Hellenistic Trade Practices

Greek Reporter 20 Aug 2025
Officials say the artifact, remarkably well preserved, provides a glimpse into trade practices and governance during the Hellenistic period ... or 147/148 BCE, when the region was under Hellenistic rule.
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Rare lead Hellenistic weight seized by Israel Antiquities Authority

Virtual Jerusalem 19 Aug 2025
A rare lead weight inscribed with the name of an official in the Hellenistic administration was seized in an operation by the Theft Prevention Unit of the Israel Antiquities Authority.� | Read More�News from Israel ....
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2150 years old mystery in Jerusalem dolphin artifact

Israel Hayom 19 Aug 2025
A rare lead weight in excellent condition, bearing an ancient Greek inscription from the Hellenistic period, was seized this week in Jerusalem during an operation by the Israel Antiquities Authority's Unit for the Prevention of Antiquities Theft.
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Ai-Khanoum Reveals Philosophical Links Between Ancient Greece and Bactria

Greek Reporter 17 Aug 2025
Among the astonishing finds from Ai-Khanoum, the site of a Hellenistic city, is evidence of Greek philosophical knowledge ... The question of just how Greek the Hellenistic Far East truly was had been ...
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Antiochus III the Great: The Greek General Who Reclaimed Alexander’s Empire

Greek Reporter 10 Aug 2025
Antiochus III the Great was one of the most prominent Greek rulers and warlords of the Hellenistic (Greek) era ... These sought to reestablish, through the consolidation of the Hellenistic kingdoms, the world empire of Alexander the Great.
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Hellenistic Era Warrior Tomb and Sanctuary Unearthed in Bulgaria

Greek Reporter 08 Aug 2025
Archaeologists in southern Bulgaria have uncovered a richly decorated Hellenistic-Era tomb and sanctuary, dating to the 2nd century BC, believed to belong to a Thracian warrior of elite status.
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2,000-Year-Old Assembly Building Unearthed in Ancient Greek City of Laodicea, Turkey

Greek Reporter 08 Aug 2025
Built on an earlier pre-Hellenistic settlement, the city sat at the crossroads of major trade routes and flourished under both Hellenistic and Roman rule ... inherited from Hellenistic governance models.
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