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Demetrios: The Ancient Greek Who Traveled to England
A man called Demetrios was among the first of ancient Greeks to have traveled to England more than two millennia ago.
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 ...
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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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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 ...
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Greek lawmaker attacks paintings in Athens’ National Gallery, claiming they are offensive
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Greek police officers walk outside the National Gallery, as Nikolaos Papadopoulos, member of parliament of ...
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Greek Politician Destroys Art in National Gallery, Claiming ‘Blasphemy’
right-wing politician vandalized artworks he deemed to be blasphemous in an exhibition of contemporary Greek art. With the aid of an accomplice, the elected official allegedly targeted four ...
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Archaeologists Discover Remains of an Ancient Port Structure with Buildings Submerged in Asini, Greece
Under the direction of Greek archaeologist Dr. Panagiota Galiatsatou and Swedish specialists Prof. Ann-Louise Schallin and Dr. Niklas Eriksson, the team has conducted a meticulous study of the seabed ...
Phys.org27d
Unearthing the secrets of an ancient Greek city
The ancient city of Teos sits on the western coast ... it was a thriving center of Hellenistic and Roman art, culture, and trade. Few people have inhabited the area since the third century CE ...
Greek Reporter27d
Were There Demonstrations in Ancient Greece?
Ancient Greece often conjures up images of grand religious temples and complex philosophical ideas, but demonstrations played a crucial role in shaping the societies of many city-states. Citizens in ...
Greek City Times27d
Unearthing the Secrets of an Ancient Greek City
Mantha Zarmakoupi, a classical archaeologist and architectural historian, has spent the past four summers excavating the remains of an ancient city council building in Teos. Teos was an ancient Greek ...
Chicago Sun-Times29d
Art Institute of Chicago returns ancient Nepali sculpture after researchers learned it had been stolen
This 12th century Nepali sculpture, “Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda,” regularly displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago since 1997, is heading back to its country of origin.
Associated Press29d
Animal skins, bells, ritual chaos: Ancient burnout remedy is still at the heart of Greece’s carnival
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Revellers dressed in animal skins and heavy bronze bells, prepare to take part in carnival celebrations in ...