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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.
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Wonders of Pompeii give Naples’ archaeological museum ultimate ancient showstopper
A room-sized, 3D diorama at the National Archeological Museum of Naples in Italy, depicts the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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'Wild Women' Depicted In Dionysian Cult Fresco Discovered In Pompeii
A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how ...
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A Spectacular Fresco Depicting a Thiasos or Procession of Dionysus Found in Pompeii
Credit: Ministero della Cultura – Pompei One of the most fascinating aspects of this frieze is that the figures appear to be placed on pedestals, as if they were statues ... The presence of this ...
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Meet the Cardinal Who Oversees the Making of Saints
Born in Monteroni di Lecce, a small town in Puglia, a southern province of Italy, the 77-year-old Cardinal Semeraro has been ...
Discovery of ritual bath sheds light on Jewish life in ancient Rome
The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...
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Discovery of ritual bath sheds light on Jewish life in ancient Rome
Other finds at the site included small statues and marble fragments ... Ostia Antica is often compared to Pompeii and only a third of the city, which was used as a marble quarry during the ...