Return to the Parthenon 1st January 1970
When HMS Mentor sank off the island of Kythira in 1802, 17 crates of sculptures prized off the Parthenon on the orders of Lord Elgin went to the bottom of the sea. Later they were all salvaged and taken...
Blogs in January 1970
Achilles’ Helmet 1st January 1970
When a private collector commissions two London art dealers to find the battle helmet worn by Prince Achilles at the siege of Troy 3000 years ago, they engage a team of Italian tomb robbers to find the tomb. Interpol...
The Athenian Connection 1st January 1970
Pierre Rousseau and his partner Greek detective Antonia Antoniarkis prevent the illegal export of a valuable Greek 14th century icon.
Joker in the Pack 1st January 1970
When British Cabinet Minister David Raffo asks to see the file the British Secret Service MI5 kept on him when he was a student radical in late 1960s Britain, he receives threatening emails signed by The Joker. The closer...
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