A 4 c. BC Greek fresco bearing striking similarities to the traditional portrayals of the Virgin Mary has been discovered in ...

In ancient Greece, wealthy men often gathered ... a pantomime of the wedding of Ariadne and Dionysus, the god of wine. Other women who often attended symposia were hetaera, courtesans who became ...

Women came here to fill jars with water to carry home on their heads. Ancient ... fairly plain clothes. Only wealthy people could afford to dye their clothes different colours. A Greek woman ...