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 ...
Greek Reporter6h
The Greek Origins of the Fish Symbol, the Secret Code of Early Christians
The humble fish, or ichthys (ἰχθύς) in Greek, was a symbol that played a crucial role in the early years of Christian history ...
Greek City Times1d
The Rod of Asclepius: Unraveling the Ancient Greek Symbol of Healing
The Rod of Asclepius is a striking emblem: a simple staff with a lone snake coiled around it, universally acknowledged as a symbol of medicine and healing.
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.
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Ancient Greek And Roman Statues Were Meant To Be Sniffed – And They Smelled Divine
Greco-Roman sculptors created artworks with more than just visual beauty in mind, and strove to indulge all of the senses in ...
Wall Street Journal20d
The Ancient Horsemen Who Created the Modern World
For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...
Mint20d
The ancient horsemen who created the modern world
Jones taught himself Sanskrit to interpret local laws and suggested that the ancient Indian language had a common ancestor with Latin, Greek and Old Iranian. DNA evidence shows that the proto ...
Associated Press25d
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 ...
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 ...
Greek City Times28d
Historic First: Ancient Greek Tragedy Hippolytus to Debut at Hong Kong Arts Festival
Scheduled for March 1st and 2nd, 2025, this production represents a major milestone in bringing contemporary Greek art and ancient drama to new international audiences. The play, a co-production of ...