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Greece Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis to arrive today

Greece Prime Minister Kostas KaramanlisNew Delhi, Jan 10: Gree

Kamal Nath calls for doubling Indo-Greek trade by 2010

New Delhi, Nov 13 : Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath today expressed the hope that the fifth Session of Indo-Greek Joint Economic Committee would pave the way for enhancing bilateral trade

Greek philosopher Aristotle's ancient wrestling school, a victim of official apathy

Athens, Nov 13: A wrestling school said to have been a part of Greek philosopher Aristotle's famous Lyceum, has fallen victim to the ravages of time and official apathy.

Unearthed in 1996, the wrestling school and other institutions in the Lyceum was a significant centre of study and research in diverse fields.

Opened in 335 BC, the school promoted the development of Western science and philosophy and was named for its sanctuary to Apollo Lykeios. Alongside these intellectual pursuits, physical exercise was also undertaken, as the excavation of a wrestling ring has illustrated.

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