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Wahbarz, a local Persian king, grabbing a defeated Greek hoplite by their hair, depicted on a coin from 200 BC. It commemorates a local uprising in ancient Iran against Greco-Macedonian forces after Alexander’s conquests.

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Wahbarz, a local Persian king, grabbing a defeated Greek hoplite by their hair, depicted on a coin from 200 BC. It commemorates a local uprising in ancient Iran against Greco-Macedonian forces after Alexander’s conquests.

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The Lion of Chaeronea, erected over the burial site of the Sacred Band of Thebes after the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC. The monument commemorates the elite Theban unit, 150 male couples, who stood their ground and fought to the death against the Macedonian army.

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The Lion of Chaeronea, erected over the burial site of the Sacred Band of Thebes after the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC. The monument commemorates the elite Theban unit, 150 male couples, who stood their ground and fought to the death against the Macedonian army.

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An ancient bronze griffin head dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from US after it was stolen nearly a century ago, marking the latest repatriation in a broader shift of the museum world to return stolen artifacts to their places of origin.

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An ancient bronze griffin head dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from US after it was stolen nearly a century ago, marking the latest repatriation in a broader shift of the museum world to return stolen artifacts to their places of origin.

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A 2nd century BC silver tetradrachm from Persis, located in south-western Iran, depicting the local Frataraka Bagadates on the obverse, and a Zoroastrian temple of Ahura Mazda on the reverse.

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A 2nd century BC silver tetradrachm from Persis, located in south-western Iran, depicting the local Frataraka Bagadates on the obverse, and a Zoroastrian temple of Ahura Mazda on the reverse.

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Apollo of Gaza, in 2012 a Palestinian fisherman from Gaza recovered the Ancient Greek bronze statue of Apollo and put it up for sale for $500k on EBay. The statue, more than 2000 years old, was seized by police and never seen again.

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Apollo of Gaza, in 2012 a Palestinian fisherman from Gaza recovered the Ancient Greek bronze statue of Apollo and put it up for sale for $500k on EBay. The statue, more than 2000 years old, was seized by police and never seen again.

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The Petelia Tablet from Ancient Greece, c.300-150 BCE: this "passport for the dead" provides instructions on where to go and what to say after crossing into the Greek Underworld, and it was supposed to allow a dead person to obtain special privileges in the afterlife

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The Petelia Tablet from Ancient Greece, c.300-150 BCE: this "passport for the dead" provides instructions on where to go and what to say after crossing into the Greek Underworld, and it was supposed to allow a dead person to obtain special privileges in the afterlife

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A man from Thessaloniki found an statue of a woman wrapped up inside a black plastic bag next to a trash bin. He informed the local authorities, just to find out that the statue dates back to 323–31 BC, spannig from the death of Alexander the Great to the Roman conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt.

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A man from Thessaloniki found an statue of a woman wrapped up inside a black plastic bag next to a trash bin. He informed the local authorities, just to find out that the statue dates back to 323–31 BC, spannig from the death of Alexander the Great to the Roman conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt.

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An Elamite silver cup found in Marvdasht, Iran, depicting on one side, a standing woman wearing a kaunakes and a tiara or headband, and on the other side, a seated woman with long flowing hair, also wearing a kaunakes, 3 necklaces and a braid or hairband. 2000 BCE, Museum of Ancient Iran

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An Elamite silver cup found in Marvdasht, Iran, depicting on one side, a standing woman wearing a kaunakes and a tiara or headband, and on the other side, a seated woman with long flowing hair, also wearing a kaunakes, 3 necklaces and a braid or hairband. 2000 BCE, Museum of Ancient Iran

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A photograph from 1911 showing the excavation of the Temple of Artemis at Sardis in Turkey. Construction of the temple, which is the fourth largest Ionic temple in the world, began around 334 BCE, soon after Alexander the Great liberated Sardis from the Persians

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A photograph from 1911 showing the excavation of the Temple of Artemis at Sardis in Turkey. Construction of the temple, which is the fourth largest Ionic temple in the world, began around 334 BCE, soon after Alexander the Great liberated Sardis from the Persians

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon . It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Persepolis in Iran, heart of the Persian Empire, tonight hosted the Armenian Philharmonic's 100th anniversary. Attended by 1,500 people, including ambassadors from 23 countries and UN envoys, it marked one of the biggest international concerts ever held at an ancient site.

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Persepolis in Iran, heart of the Persian Empire, tonight hosted the Armenian Philharmonic's 100th anniversary. Attended by 1,500 people, including ambassadors from 23 countries and UN envoys, it marked one of the biggest international concerts ever held at an ancient site.

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