In Vienna, Greece, one of the most prestigious stone panels called Heroon of Trysa was rebuilt after a destructive accident. The panel is made of limestone created in about 380 BC. The panels were originally built at the burial site of an honored ruler. The panel represents Greek Classical style. The reassembly of the 500 pieces took about 7 years. Join discussion...

In 1978 a 14th century icon was stolen from a monastery in the city of Serres. It was estimated at a worth of one million euros. The work was cut in half to fit inside a suitcase. Some years later it came in to the possession of a Greek-born London shipper. It was identified as stolen in 2002 when this man offered to sell the piece to a museum in Athens. The incident was handed over to the ministery of culture, which tried desperatley to get it back. On November 6, it was finally returned to Greece after the British court ruled that it should be returned. Join discussion...

Roman police have recovered several ancient works of art including Ancient Greek pottery and part of a fresco believed to have belonged to Emperor Nero's wife. The fresco, which was near Pompeii at its time, was burried in twenty feet of ash after the famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius that killed all of Pompeii's inhabitants. The fresco and other arifacts that were stolen in the 1970s were found in various collections in different countries in Europe. They were believed to have been stolen through a European art trafficking ring and thirty-one people are currently being investigated, though no arrests have been made yet. Join discussion...