Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...
Smithsonian Magazine5h
Archaeologists Discover Mosaics of Two Fighting Cupids and a Mysterious Inscription at an Ancient Greek City Hall
New research is shedding light on the bouleuterion building that once stood in the ancient city of Teos, located in ...
Greek City Times21h
Rare Ancient Greek Armor Unveiled at Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum
BCE hoplite panoply, on loan from Louis Dounis, in its Heroes and Hoplites exhibition—likely Australia’s only display of this ...
The Street Journal13h
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 ...
Greek City Times19h
Antikythera Wreck and Minoan Art Take Center Stage
Antikythera Shipwreck treasures reunite at Greece’s National Archaeological Museum with Minoan exhibits in a major expansion.
Rarely seen cave art holds prehistoric secrets in France
Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, ...
Greek Reporter3h
Why Is There a Saint With a Dog’s Head in Orthodox Christian Iconography?
In Orthodox Christian iconography, a peculiar icon of Saint Christopher can be seen, depicting him with a dog's head.