The film shows two gay men with their faces covered having sex at the Acropolis archaeological site while it is open to the public and full of tourists. The film was first shown at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in mid-December but did not come to the attention of indignant authorities until January. The lurid sex scene, shot in December, caused outrage in Greece when it came to light after it was released online, sparking an investigation by the Ministry of Culture. It is a sign of civilisation, not an affront to it.' 'We first have to invest in the protection of our cultural heritage. Mavrikopoulos further urged the authorities to 'take similar protection across the country'. 'It is an important move in the right direction,' Mavrikopoulos told The Times. 'It's not just the dangers that the monuments on the site face from vandalism and other activities, but the improper activities that take hold that call for extra security,' Mavrikopoulos said. Greek authorities were outraged by the lewd act, that it ''It marked the most disgraceful affront to the sanctity of the site' The ancient Parthenon Temple atop the Acropolis hill archaeological site. The cameras will be monitored from a control room on a 24-hour basis so that specially trained security staff will be able to watch out for undesirable future shenanigans. In a meeting on Tuesday, the Central Archaeological Council authorised the security system on the Acropolis and the monuments of the southern and northern slopes.
The 2,500 year old temple, situated in an ancient citadel on a rock overlooking the Greek capital, will get a new, hi-tech security system of over 150 cameras for real-time monitoring of the area, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said. 'It marked the most disgraceful affront to the sanctity of the site.' 'It was a lewd, terribly lewd act,' Ioannis Mavrikopoulos, the head guard at the Acropolis said. The 36-minute short film, called 'Xeparthenon' - or 'deflowering' in Greek - reportedly depicts two men in face coverings having sex at the Erechtheion, a small temple in the Acropolis complex, in full view of the public and surrounded by tourists.
A gay sex scene shot at Greece's ancient Parthenon has prompted outraged authorities to install a sprawling CCTV system at the UNESCO World Heritage Site to put a stop to such escapades.