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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 ...
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Six Glorious Ancient Greeks Who Had an Inglorious End
Ancient Greek history is full of men who left their own mark for their military genius, bravery, artistic greatness, and ...
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This ancient gay emperor made a cult of his dead lover
The story of Ancient Roman Emperor Hardrian and his lover Antinous has long been the stuff of literal legend, captivating the ...
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Ancient Temples That Are Still in Use Today
Some of the oldest ancient temples continue to fulfil their original purpose after thousands of years, continuing their ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Her study, "The Scent of Ancient Greco-Roman Sculpture," was published in the Oxford Journal ... a social gathering where ...
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The Iconic Statues Of Ancient Greece And Rome Were Originally Scented, Groundbreaking New Study Reveals
many of the statues that were anointed with perfumes were statues of Roman and Greek gods. In Sicily, for instance, the statue of Artemis was ritualistically anointed with perfume. At Greece’s ...
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Ancient Greek Statues Smelled of Perfume
DELOS, GREECE—Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues ... many colors. Greek City Times reports that groundbreaking new research reveals that many Greco-Roman sculptures ...
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Smell like a god: Ancient sculptures were often painted in warm colours, adorned with perfumes, Danish study reveals
It was supposed to resemble a real god or goddess,” the author of the study ... Previous research has found traces of pigments from long-faded paint on ancient Greek and Roman statues, showing that ...
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Ancient sculptures were scented, study shows
It was supposed to resemble a real god or goddess,” the author of ... traces of pigments from long-faded paint on ancient Greek and Roman statues, showing that works long assumed to be white ...
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The main divinities of the Greek-Roman Pantheon: gods and myths of Greece and ancient Rome
It was the father of the gods and the Dominator of Mount Olympusthe place where the divinities, at least according to the Greeks, lived. He was the son of Chrono (Saturn in the Roman religion), the ...
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London’s Roman City Wall
Whatever the reasons for its inception, the wall stood as one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain. It was also rebuilt and extended numerous times throughout the Roman ...