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Antiquities as symbolic capital in modern Greek society.
Antiquity, March, 1996 by Hamilakis, Yannis; Yalouri, Eleana
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The role of classical Greek culture in modern Greek society is studied. It is argued that the past functions as a symbolic capital or authoritative resource in modern society, which is often exchanged for economic or national gain. One example occurred in 1911, when the Greek government gave the Emperor of Germany the rights to the Temple of Artemis excavation project in exchange for assistance in persuading Turkey to stop its blockade against Greeks living along its borders.
The Great Powers - starting with ancient Imperial Rome and running up to the present - have valued Classical Greek ...
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