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Life-size sculptures uncovered in Pompeii show that ancient women didn't just have to be wives to make a difference
Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of ...
Everything We Ask of Art Is in These Marbles
The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the ...
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Vesta Kitchen + Bar in Harrison has drinks named for Roman gods, elevated comfort food
Fans of Vela Kitchen in Pleasantville and the since-closed Vintage 1891 in Larchmont will find a combination of the two at Vesta Kitchen + Bar in Harrison, which opens April 1. Owner Michael ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie ...
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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
Marble sculpture of the Greek god Apollo from the 2nd century AD. Credit: Reuters. For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of ...
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The Most Famous Statues of Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty
Profile of the statue of Aphrodite of Milos (Venus de Milo) at the Louvre Museum. Credit: Bradley Weber / Flickr CC BY 2.0 She embodies the universal concepts of beauty, sexual love, and fertility, ...
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Give us back the Statue of Liberty, French politician tells US
PARIS-France should take back the Statue of Liberty because the United States no longer represents the values that led France to offer the statue, a French Euro-deputy said on March 16. “Give us ...
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Amphipolis Finds: Child’s Tooth, Figurines Reveal Cultic Practices
Some of the stunning figurines that were recently uncovered at the Acropolis of Amphipolis. Credit: AMNA An ancient human tooth belonging to a child and stunning figurines were recently uncovered at ...