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...easily be his most valuable possession. In 1849, when Don Pacifico, a Jewish merchant of Malta, was refused compensation by the Greek government for injuries he had suffered at the hands of some of its citizens, Lord Palmerston, Britain's Prime Minister, sent the British navy to blockade Piraeus. British subjects the world over, Palmerston told the House of Commons at the time, could boast as proudly of their citizenship as St. Paul did when he said: "Civis Romanus...
...Piraeus Public Prosecutor Constantine Fafoutis accused him of "inflicting le thal injuries" on his wife Eugenie, and asked for an indictment (TIME, Aug. 31). Greek Shipping Magnate Stavros Niarchos insisted that he had bruised her only while attempting to revive her after she had taken an overdose of barbiturates. Last week a panel of three judges sided with the defendant and ruled that "no charges should be pressed. After telephoning the good news to his uncle, Niarchos' Nephew Constantine Dracopoulos announced to newsmen: "Mr. Niarchos never doubted that Greek justice, with its reputation for strict impartiality and fairness, would...
Bodily Injuries. Last week, however, that ending seemed somewhat in question. After a lengthy investigation, Piraeus Public Prosecutor Constantine Fafoutis formally recommended that Niarchos be charged with causing bodily injuries leading to his wife's death. The prosecutor suggested that Niarchos be tried under Article 311 of the Greek penal code, which corresponds to the Anglo-Saxon concept of involuntary homicide. Under Greek legal procedure, the prosecutor's recommendation now goes to a "penal council" composed of three magistrates, who must decide whether there is sufficient evidence to warrant bringing Niarchos to trial. If convicted under Article...
Just across the Athens-Piraeus electric railway, the dig looks more like the excavation for a large new office building than the repository of one of ancient Greece's most famous sites. But the signs of the celebrated stoa-which was about 60 ft. long and 20 ft. wide-are clearly apparent to the trained eye. Still visible amid the rubble are the base outlines of twelve Doric columns that ancient chronicles say guarded the eastern base of the portico. So too are markings from the three walls that enclosed the rest of the building. In fact, the north...
Gods and Grids. On Saturday morning the 6,000-ton vessel Orpheus sailed out of Piraeus harbor. By midafternoon, after the first of a series of daily swims and visits to fascinating ruins, the passengers gathered on the ship's deck for a two-hour working meeting. "Society and Human Settlements: Policies for the Future" was the stated theme of the conference, but policies rarely emerged. The language unfortunately was almost unfailingly prolix, sententious and jargon ridden...