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The Hadrian Aqueduct of Athens | An marvel of ancient Roman engineering springs back to life

Hadrian’s Aqueduct in Athens is the only Roman aqueduct of this type and size that has been constructed in Europe and that still carries water. This monumental technical construction of the ancient world does not only have great cultural value, but it can also be utilized to reduce the city’s environmental footprint.

The Greek government is supporting a multi-dimensional plan to put this ancient aqueduct back into use, in order both to cover current needs for irrigation water, and to develop new places of cultural and environmental interest.

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The small and now uninhabited island of Keros was on of the major centers of Cycladic civilization; together with the adjacent islet of Dhaskalio they comprise the largest settlement and earliest maritime sanctuary of the Early Bronze Age (2800-2200 BC).

The Keros Project, is dedicated to the in-depth investigation of this precious site, uncovering the secrets of a community that “became the blueprint for the emergence of civilisation in the eastern Mediterranean".

Read an interview with the project’s directors via GNA.
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Study in Greece spoke with Assistant Professor Fotis Baroutsos about the MA in Adriatic Studies offered by the Ιόνιο Πανεπιστήμιο - Ionian University
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🎻The Acropolis Museum - Μουσείο Ακρόπολης welcomes spring with a music event in the Parthenon Hall, on Monday 31 March 2025, at 19:00, as part of the “Musical Walks” cycle organized by the Κρατική Ορχήστρα Αθηνών / Athens State Orchestra.
🎹This year's event is centered on the broad spectrum of Modernism in Music. under the title “Dyst(r)opia”, featuring works by Works by Paul Hindemith, Bohuslav Martinů and Alfred Schnittke
🎼WIth Vasilis Soukas (violin), Iordanis Santos-Mastralexis (violin), Enkela Kokolani (viola), Angelos Liakakis (cello), Kostas Tzekos (clarinet), Thodoris Iosifidis (piano).
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