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It stands for its size, quality and the luxury of its construction. The ancient theatre of Sparta, built around 30-20 B.C., is located north of the contemporary city of Sparta, and remains a distinguished monument to this day, despite the ravages of time and past adventures, such as when its auditorium was destroyed to make

6th General Assembly Thursday 19 – Sunday 22 September Epirus The ancient theater of Dodoni chose the “Diazoma” Association to start the work of its two-day assembly. The 6th General Assembly (19-22 September) was also combined with the visit and tour to the archaeological sites and the ancient theaters of Epirus, specifically Nikopolis and Cassope

Diazoma is a citizens’ platform, which, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, tries to put the love for monuments and cultural heritage of Greece into practice. Diazoma focuses on the restoration of ancient venues for spectators and audiences and the focusing of resources necessary for their rehabilitation. Ancient theatres, stadiums, conservatories (odeia), assembly halls

  In an impressive place – at the atrium of the Museum of Ancient Messene, among the statues of the historic town – the Board of DIAZOMA held its first meeting for 2013. The meeting, which was open to the public and the media, was also attended by many members of the Association from Messenia.The

  In a letter to the president of DIAZOMA association, the Foundation AG Leventis announced that its annual meeting of the Board of Trustees considered the application made by DIAZOMA for funding of the restoration works at the ancient theater of Orhomenos in Boeotia. The annual Board of Trustees of the AG Leventis Foundation was

  With great joy and satisfaction DIAZOMA welcomes yet another big sponsorship to the “money box” (e-bank account) for the ancient theater of Orchomenus in Boeotia: The National Bank of Greece’s sponsorship of € 30,000. This sponsorship will be used for the rewards of the scholars who prepare: A. the study for the creation of

  The President and the Vice President of DIAZOMA Association Mr. Stavros Benos and Mr. Petros Themelis respectively, made a four-day working visit to the ancient theater of Epirus from 20 to 23 of November 2012. The program included visits to: the great Roman theater of Nicopolis, where preliminary and archaeological works are conducted in

  On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 the President and the Vice President of DIAZOMA Association Mr. Stavros Benos and Mr. Petros Themelis respectively, made a working visit to the ancient theater of Samos. A wooden installation with orchestra seats, which can accommodate approximately 750 spectators is in place today at the ancient theater of Samos

Second phase: completion of the monument’s restoration and enhancement works Yesterday, the Vice Governor of Chania Region Apostolos Voulgarakis, the director of “Diazoma” Stavros Benos and the professor of Archaeology Petros Themelis were shown round the ancient theatre of Aptera by the Director of the 28th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities Anastasia Tzigounaki, where they could

5th General Assembly Sunday 7 October 2012, Old Olive Mill – Elefsina On Sunday, October 7, 2012, the 5th General Assembly of the DIAZOMA was held at the old Olive Mill in Elefsina. This meeting was special and of great symbolic meaning since it was the first review in four years. A 20-minute documentary was

The Central Archaeological Council (KAS) of the Greek ministry for culture and tourism has given a green light to the restoration of the ancient theater of Delos, one of the most important religious centres of ancient Greece, an island of the Cyclades where Apollo, god of light, was born according to mythology. It is no

  The implementation of the “EasyGuideApp” application, which enables virtual tours via mobile phones, has kicked off in a very promising way. The “EasyGuideApp” is an innovative venture by “DIAZOMA” in collaboration with APT Information Systems S.A., sponsored by the “Stavros Niarchos” foundation. We have received the first set of statistical data from the usage

  The software operates on Android or iOS (Apple) operating systems and exploits all capabilities such as GPS or digital compass that modern technological devices embed, making the visitor’s guided tour a unique experience. The first two applications for Ancient Messene and the Asklepion of Epidaurus are already available for free on the AppStore and

4th General Assembly 10-11 September 2011 – Ancient Theater of Delphi After three years of fascinating progress between the archaeological community and the general community, Diazoma presented at the archaeological site of Delphi the absolute collaboration of all institutions and citizens of the country, aiming at the promotion and protection of the ancient places of

Athens July 13 2011, Continuing its 25 years’ work in the preservation of our country’s cultural heritage, ELIX is launching a series of voluntary service programmes, in a new collaboration with the municipality of Megalopolis. The volunteer programmes are aiming to help restore the ancient theatre of Megalopolis and the surrounding archaeological site.ELIX is also