Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

Ancient Greeks spent much of their time playing board games practically on a daily basis. They were a beloved part of ancient Greek culture.

The only surviving funerary relief of the ancient Greek world depicting twin babies in the same arms was unveiled in Athens.

Did you know that ancient sculptures were once richly coloured? Researchers have known about this for centuries, but the general public remains largely unaware.

So, let’s examine the matter from the perspective of art and symbolism. Sport was of fundamental importance in ancient Greece ... half-beast and malicious creatures. These are satyrs or centaurs, all ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a series of nearly life-size frescoes spanning three walls of an ancient banquet hall. Set against a ruby-red backdrop, the wall paintings depict female ...

The cycle of paintings shed light on the mysteries of Bacchus, the Roman version of Dionysus — the ancient Greek god of wine ... and young satyrs with pointed ears playing the flute or ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city ... a "megalography" from the Greek for "large painting ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city ... from the Greek for “large painting”, the frieze ...

Alongside flute-piping satyrs ... in the ancient city’s suburbs in 1909, according to a statement from the Pompeii Archaeological Park. Known as a megalography—a Greek term for a large ...