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 ...
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World Poetry Day: Ancient Greece’s Classics, From Homer to Sappho’s Poems
As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...
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Archaeologists Unveil First-Ever Ancient Greek Theater Discovered in Ionian Islands
Recent excavations in Lefkada, Greece, revealed the first-ever ancient Greek theater discovered in the Ionian Islands.
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 ...
Island life 200 million years ago: Ancient neptunian dike reveals rare mixed marine and terrestrial fossil assemblage
Two Paleontology and Evolution students from the University of Bristol have undertaken the first ever study which describes ...
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An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -- New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago ...
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Who Drank Wine in Ancient Troy? New Research Suggests Just About Everyone
Chemical analyses revealed wine residue on both expensive goblets and common cups unearthed among the legendary city's ruins ...
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Archaeologists Discover Remains of an Ancient Port Structure with Buildings Submerged in Asini, Greece
Ann-Louise Schallin and Dr. Niklas Eriksson, the team has conducted a meticulous study of the seabed in a key area of the ancient harbor. View of the discovery site. Credit: Ministry of Culture of ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome 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 ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological museum in Olympia, Greece, in 2012. The motivation for ...
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2,000-Year-Old Underwater Discovery Is An Ancient Greece Breakthrough
The Mediterranean has a long and storied past, and this newly-discovered port has led to a surprising breakthrough in Ancient Greece.
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The Ancient Horsemen Who Created the Modern World
For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...