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		<title>Acropolis for rent!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[constantinakatsari]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You probably already heard about the Russian magnate who offered to buy the temple of Zeus at Agrigento in Sicily. The Greek government realised this unique opportunity and decided to offer its archaeological sites for rent. First and foremost, the Acropolis will turn into a film studio for no more than 1600 euros per day. The ministry of culture makes available 117 archaeological sites, among which are Knossos, Faistos and Lindos. The person who will rent these places will have the opportunity to use them in photos, movies or advertisements. So, if you would like to take pictures of the Acropolis or the monuments on its slopes, the price will be 1000 euros per day. If you want to make a movie in the same area, you would have to pay 1600 euros per day. Of course, the ones who applauded the Greek government&#8217;s move were the Germans. According to the German newspaper, Bild, the Greeks should offer all of their archaeological sites for rent, so that the state fills up its coffers. On the other hand, the Greeks cannot be more humiliated for the loss of their sovereignty and its symbols.]]></description>
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		<title>Go Greek for a Week. Classical Ideals as Propaganda.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[constantinakatsari]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At last, I managed to watch the Channel 4 program “Go Greek for a Week”. I have followed the discussions about its truthfulness, accuracy, attempts to discriminate against another nation e.t.c. with great interest. In this post, though, I do not intend to focus on the half truths, distortions and derogatory comments. Instead, I would like to bring your attention to the fine classical details that the producers included in the program. Have you noticed the repeated appearances of the Acropolis and Theseion? They filled most of the gaps between the interviews. Have you also noticed that the background of all notable speakers consisted of broken columns? It is evident that the producers attempted to emphasize on the decline of a glorious civilisation and contrast it with modern decadent Greece. On the other hand, the Greek answer called “Go British for a Week” also includes images of the Acropolis. Only, this time, it is fully reconstructed in a digital form. Watch the following video which emphasizes on the glory of modern Greek civilisation and attempts to prove that not a day passed since Pericle’s Golden Era.]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking News: Geza Alfoldi died on the Acropolis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[constantinakatsari]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Geza Alfoldi, professor at the University of Heidelberg, died on the Acropolis, probably from heart attack. He was in Greece in order to receive an honorary doctorate from Ionion University. It looks like Death took him before the honour was bestowed upon him. I was very sorry to hear the news but I cannot think of a more glorious death for such a diligent scholar of the Greek and Roman world.]]></description>
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		<title>Symbols in Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the night of May 30, 1941 two young men, Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas were wondering in Athens. By then, the city was occupied by the brutal German forces. The men avoided carefully the military patrols while they walked across Plaka, the nineteenth century neighbourhood. Their footsteps brought them at the foot of the Acropolis. The climbed carefully uphill and they headed for the top of the Sacred Rock. Without losing valuable time, they reached for the Swastica that was desecrating the space and they tore it down. You probably already know that Acropolis is the most important Greek symbol of the modern National State. Its significance was firmly established since the time Athens became the capital of the new nation in the nineteenth century. The act of tearing apart the German Swastica soon became the first act of Greek resistance during the Second World War; and the two men became its acknowledged heroes. Manolis Glezos is, by now, a well known revolutionary, left wing politician and writer. Over the past decades he was arrested, tortured and condemned to death several times by the Germans, the Italians and (alas!) the Greeks. In his political career he counts 11 years and 4 months of imprisonment, 4 years and 6 months of exile. He escaped death in the hands of fascist and other totalitarian regimes only because of the public outcry. Today, the 88 year old is a beloved symbol of political resistance and a man who has not stopped fighting for his ideas. Greece’s economic crisis has not left the old man untouched. Yesterday, the police attacked the protesters who took the streets in order to complain for the new economic measures. Among the protesters was Manolis Glezos who was attacked by the police forces with tear gas. He is still in the hospital recovering from his new ordeal. Despite the state of his health, and while they were transferring him to the Evangelismos, he managed to make a statement to the surrounding journalists. He said that when the police attacked him, they attacked the Citizen. Since I heard the sad news I keep wondering. Have we lost sight of all political values over the last few decades, after the collapse of the dictatorship in 1974? Have we missed the significance of the people’s legitimate protest to seemingly unfair state decisions? Have we lost all respect not only for historical symbols but also for the Citizen who takes to the streets in order to protect himself? Maybe it is time to reevaluate our priorities. Instead of serving blindly economic doctrines, we should start cherishing again our history, our symbols and, above all, humanitarian values.]]></description>
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