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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...
Vengeful ghost cat, divorce lizard, phantom horse: the animals that haunted Ancient Rome and Greece
The handful animal ghosts in the ancient world are often depicted not as friendly visitors but as mere tools for humans – and ...
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A load of Horus poo - Is Jesus based on an Egyptian god?
the falcon-headed sky-god. I was a weird kid. I wanted to become an Egyptologist, and eventually write a book on Egyptian mythology. I was about 12 at the time, so I really was a weird kid. As I grew ...