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1,800-Year-Old Marble Head Of Apollo Unearthed In Greece
Founded by Alexander the Great's father King Philip II in 356 B.C.E., the historic city of Philippi has become one of the ...
In Ancient Greece and Rome, who were the harpies, and why did they stink so much?
Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...
Greek Reporter2d
Who Was The Best Roman Emperor in History?
What comes to mind when you think about the kind of Roman Emperor who managed to establish an indestructible empire?
IFLScience5d
Ancient Greek And Roman Statues Were Meant To Be Sniffed – And They Smelled Divine
Based on these ancient sources, two separate methods of applying perfumes to Greco-Roman statues can be identified. The first ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
The Street Journal12d
Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity were ...
ZME Science13d
The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.
Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...
Archaeology15d
Ancient Greek Statues Smelled of Perfume
To read about a marble sculpture unearthed in the ancient Greek city of Philippi, go to "A Young Hercules." ...
ETX Daily Up on MSN15d
Swedish underwater art exhibit highlights rising water levels
Swedish underwater art exhibit highlights rising water levels Defiantly flipping off both middle fingers, a mermaid made of recovered metal scraps with hair fashioned out of red plastic tubes was ...
Associated Press18d
A veteran conservative lawmaker is sworn in as Greece’s new president
(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) Outgoing Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, right, and the new President Constantine Tassoulas stand for the national anthem during the handover ceremony at the ...
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A Man Who Got Stuck In A Decorative Dinosaur Statue And 15 Other Extremely Strange Ways People Met Their End
Person with long hair holding a flowing scarf above their ... in a traditional ancient Greek show of approval, his supporters 'threw so many hats and shirts and cloaks on his head that he ...