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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 ...

Today, many people associate epicureanism with hedonistic pleasure-seeking – but that’s not really what he taught.

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in ...

Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site ...

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From viral memes to bestselling books, Hollywood blockbusters to history podcasts, the fascination with ancient Rome refuses ...

A “wedge” issue is a highly divisive political or social issue, one which tends to undermine societal consensus and replace ...

A study provides new insights into the many overlooked women scribes who wrote manuscripts in the Middle Ages.

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