Greeks fight to save ancient road

Demonstrators protest outside the construction site of a new subway station in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Demonstrators protest outside the construction site of a new subway station in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Published Oct 8, 2013

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Thessaloniki, Greece - About 200 people, including many state-employed archaeologists, have protested Greek government plans to dig up a large section of an ancient Roman road and move it elsewhere to make way for a new subway station.

Holding a banner reading “Culture is not business,” the demonstrators outside the construction site at the centre of the northern city of Thessaloniki called for the stone road to be incorporated in the subway station.

The peaceful protest came a day before Greece's Supreme Court is expected to discuss an appeal from Thessaloniki's city council against that building plan by the Culture Ministry.

The 76-meter- long and 7.5-meter- wide stretch of road - a juncture of the city's main road with a smaller street - mostly dates to the 4th century. - Sapa-AP

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