In a ceremony at the Greek Embassy in Rome, Paolo Catti De Gasperi, grandson of former Italian Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi, returned a 5th-century B.C. krater to Greece. The artifact, originally gifted to his grandfather in 1953 by Greek Prime Minister Alexandros Papagos, symbolises the enduring cultural ties between Italy and Greece.
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The Parthenon frieze which captured the passion and glory of the Panathenaic procession in Ancient Athens is now divided essentially between Athens and London courtesy of the notorious exploits of Lord Elgin. There are, however, several fragments in other museums and one of those pieces, from the East Frieze, is finally coming home.