Greek archaeologists demand that old Roman road be kept at site of a new subway station

by  Associated Press Greeks hope to save ancient road on subway site Associated Press - 7 October 2013 14:27-04:00

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Some 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 center of the northern city of Thessaloniki called for the stone road to be incorporated in the subway station.

Monday's 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- (250-foot) long and 7.5-meter-(25-foot) wide stretch of road — a juncture of the city's main road with a smaller street — mostly dates to the 4th century.

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