An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological museum in Olympia, Greece, in 2012. The motivation for ...

An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological museum in Olympia, Greece, in 2012. The motivation for scenting and adorning statues was primarily religious. "It was primarily ...

The Archaeological Site The archaeological site of Olympia is a treasure trove of ancient wonders. Walking through the ruins, you can almost hear the echoes of the past, as if the ancient athletes ...

The enormous glittering statue became known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Next, we explored the cooler halls of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia. The museum houses some of ...

Ancient Greek history is full of men who left their own mark for their military genius, bravery, artistic greatness, and ...

Ideally, Philostratus said, an athlete should look like a sculpture of an athlete ... athletes because wrestling was the most popular ancient Olympic sport. The Gymnasticus says wrestlers should ...

THE STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA Departing in the shadow of the Acropolis from Athens, the traditional center of ancient learning, a scholartourist of 250 B.C. would likely have set off on his grand ...

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, is said to have been regularly anointed with olive oil to protect its ivory surface. The perfumes were meant to ...