Read more Acropolis stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23251/acropolis.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:19:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/62102/parthenon-gets-the-museum-it-deserves.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Parthenon has been called the one “absolutely right” building on the planet, and it now has a fitting memorial, Christopher Hitchens writes in Vanity Fair . Hitchens is among the first to visit the new Acropolis Museum in Athens, and it does not disappoint. Artifacts, expert reproductions, and a stunning...http://www.newser.com/story/62102/parthenon-gets-the-museum-it-deserves.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Jun 2009 13:52:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61821/brit-museum-refuses-to-lose-its-marbles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTension between Greek and British museum officials over ownership of the famous Elgin marbles bubbled over this week, reports the Guardian. With the New Acropolis Museum set to open in Athens, Greece is refusing to accede to British terms concerning the loan of the classical treasure. The British Museum offered...http://www.newser.com/story/61821/brit-museum-refuses-to-lose-its-marbles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Jun 2009 14:20:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45603/greek-protesters-hang-banners-on-acropolis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGreek protesters hung two giant banners off the Acropolis today, with slogans calling for mass demonstrations across Europe tomorrow and "resistance," after days of violent protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenager in Athens. A dozen protesters held the pink banners over the walls of the famous...http://www.newser.com/story/45603/greek-protesters-hang-banners-on-acropolis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 11:29:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/22910/protesters-follow-olympic-torch-to-acropolis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOlympic torchbearers made their way to the Acropolis in Greece today with the help of heavy security that kept protesters at arm's length, the AP reports. Activists have set up camp by candlelight outside the stadium—site of the first modern Olympics in 1896— to protest China's human rights record...http://www.newser.com/story/22910/protesters-follow-olympic-torch-to-acropolis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Mar 2008 20:14:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19354/snowstorm-wallops-greece.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA freak snowstorm stranded as many as 200 Greek villages and halted hundreds of flights yesterday and today in Athens, reports Bloomberg. Power and water supply problems were reported across the country and civil defense authorities were on alert. Up to six inches of snow buried the Greek capital, a...http://www.newser.com/story/19354/snowstorm-wallops-greece.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 Feb 2008 9:02:45 CST