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ATHENS, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Greece's former royal family has been granted Greek citizenship and pledged loyalty to the republic in a landmark move 50 years after the country abolished the monarchy.

But George Osborne said "a lot of progress" had been made in talks to lend the antiquities to Greece. The sculptures offer a unique insight in to the culture of the ancient Greeks, so how did they ...

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Researchers have deciphered a mysterious inscription hidden within an ancient amulet, uncovering fascinating new insights into the early history of Christianity. The small, silver amulet was ...

Archaeologists have discovered an inscribed silver amulet that one theologian now says may rewrite the history of Christianity north of the Alps mountain range. The inscribed amulet was found ...