The New Yorker5d
We’re Still Not Done with Jesus
Scholars debate whether the Gospel stories preserve ancient memories or are just Greek literature in disguise. But there’s a ...
This Central Asian Country Is Fast Becoming An Art-World Hotspot
Come September, the fashion crowd will be heading to the inaugural Bukhara Biennial, which will feature works by the likes of ...
NikVesti12d
Soldiers of the Mykolaiv brigade of the TDB stumbled upon an archaic burial ground during the construction of fortifications
During the construction of fortifications in southern Ukraine, soldiers of the 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade made an ...
Cape Cod Times3d
Eleni Theoharidis
She was skilled in the art of handcrafts, including embroidery ... at 11:00 a.m. at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1130 Falmouth Rd, Centerville, MA. Burial in Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth ...
Greek Reporter2d
From Ancient Greek Carob Seeds to Modern Carats: The Origins of a Precious Measurement
The carob seed which became the modern carats shows how ancient Greeks devised ingenious ways to ensure fairness in trade.
Greek Reporter2d
Was Golden Ratio the Ancient Greek Secret to Harmony?
Millions of people have explored ancient Greece's golden ratio, a magical number that has fascinated experts and amateurs for ...
Iowa Public Radio3d
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 ...
Ancient Greeks and Romans perfumed their statues, study says
The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...
ABC News8d
An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -- New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago ...
Artnet27d
The Largest Harbor in Ancient Greece Is Centuries Older Than We Thought
As far back as the 8th century B.C.E., the city of Corinth served as the beating heart of the Mediterranean’s commerce. Lechaion, its sea port, was at the very core of its success. A new study ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...