Exhibition on Ancient Greeks in Croatia Opens in Ljubljana

Ljubljana, 3 March - An exhibition on Greek colonisation of Croatia in the period between the 12th and the 1st century BC featuring a world famous statue of an athlete scraping dust and oil from his body after exercising opened at the City Museum of Ljubljana on Thursday. The Croatian Apoxyomenos is one of only eight in the world.

Ljubljana The Ancient Greeks in Croatia exhibition opens at the City Museum of Ljubljana. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The Ancient Greeks in Croatia exhibition opens at the City Museum of Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Jankovic speaks at the opening of The Ancient Greeks in Croatia exhibition at the City Museum of Ljubljana. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Jankovic speaks at the opening of The Ancient Greeks in Croatia exhibition at the City Museum of Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana The Ancient Greeks in Croatia exhibition opens at the City Museum of Ljubljana. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The Ancient Greeks in Croatia exhibition opens at the City Museum of Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana The Ancient Greeks in Croatia exhibition opens at the City Museum of Ljubljana. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The Ancient Greeks in Croatia exhibition opens at the City Museum of Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Author Jasminka Poklecki Stosic speaks at the opening of The Ancient Greeks in Croatia exhibition at the City Museum of Ljubljana. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Author Jasminka Poklecki Stosic speaks at the opening of The Ancient Greeks in Croatia exhibition at the City Museum of Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana The Ancient Greeks in Croatia exhibition opens at the City Museum of Ljubljana. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The Ancient Greeks in Croatia exhibition opens at the City Museum of Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana The Ancient Greeks in Croatia exhibition opens at the City Museum of Ljubljana. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The Ancient Greeks in Croatia exhibition opens at the City Museum of Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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