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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 ...
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The Mysterious Ancient Greek Sage Who Slept for 57 Years
The life of ancient Greek sage, philosopher and prophet Epimenides of Crete straddles history and myth, but some of his works ...
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Diotima, the Ancient Greek Female Philosopher of Love
Diotima, the female philosopher in Plato's Symposium, has puzzled historians for centuries with her theory of love and beauty ...
Ancient Olympia hosts IOC candidates and voters two days ahead of presidential contest
Coe and Coventry are two-time Olympic champions — in track and swimming, respectively — and Samaranch is the longest-serving ...
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The main divinities of the Greek-Roman Pantheon: gods and myths of Greece and ancient Rome
Greek and Roman religion venerated one plurality of gods, heroesbut also personifications of abstract concepts. The ancient ...
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The Priests: Faith And Fame - three Parish Priests who made headlines around the world
New film coming to BBC Northern Ireland tells the incredible story of three Parish Priests who burst on to the music scene The Priests perform for the final time in the Ulster Hall, Belfast (Image ...
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Mothers, Priestesses, Fighters: Story of Greek Islands Retold Through Women’s Eyes
The Kore of Thera, one of the few almost intact statues from the ancient city of Thera on the island of Santorini, is being exhibited in Greece for the first time. The statue is featured in the ...
A Taste Of Ancient Egypt At London’s British Museum
The British Museum houses an incredible collection of artefacts from Ancient Egypt, from the famed Rosetta Stone to an impressive collection of mummies.
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Rare frescoes unearthed in Pompeii shed light on ancient rituals
Frieze depicts followers of ancient Greek god Dionysus Fresco dates to 40–30 BC Latest dig began in early 2023 ROME, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life ...
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How Roman society integrated people who altered their bodies and defied gender norms
The cinaedus was already a recognizable figure in ancient Greece and was first mentioned ... who was Cybele's mythical consort and chief priest. Notably, Catullus switches from using masculine ...
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Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum
The ancient Greeks often decorated their bronze cauldrons, used to honor the gods, with the head of a griffin, whose visage is that of an eagle but whose body is that of a lion. On its website ...