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Italy's quiet destination dupes as Charles and Camilla trip starts months of Epiphany madness
You Orta see Italy- it’s a big year for the land of romance, so Sarah Marshall picks her Italian highlights and urges ...
Excavation near site where Jesus was crucified and buried results in ancient discovery
Proof of ancient olive trees and grapevines, consistent with a Bible verse, has been found at the Church of the Holy ...
Smithsonian Magazine6d
Archaeologists Uncover Two Nearly Life-Size Statues Carved Into the Wall of a Tomb in Ancient Pompeii
The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...
Orange County Register13d
Travel: There’s nothing like being pampered in a spa while visiting historic Greece
Amid serene olive groves, I meandered through Greece’s ghostly ruins ... and more novel remedies. Just like ancient Roman ...
The tiny Balkan town at the heart of the action for centuries
Roughly halfway up the steep hill that encapsulates most of the town of Bar in Montenegro, stretching from the waterfront to ...
Smithsonian Magazine20d
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
In ancient Greece and Rome ... finds that Greco-Roman statues were often perfumed with enticing scents like rose, olive oil and beeswax. These fragrances were “not merely decorative but symbolic ...
Greek Reporter20d
New Discovery in Egypt Unveils Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman Graves and Artifacts
Archaeologists uncover an ancient burial site with Egyptian, Greek, and Roman graves at Tell Ruwad Iskandar, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient ...
Mena FN21d
Olive Oil In Dermatology: Bridging Ancient Traditions With Modern Medicine
(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) Olive oil's anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties offer new possibilities in dermatology, bridging ancient traditions with modern skin care treatments.” ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity ...
ZME Science22d
The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless ... with mixtures of beeswax, olive oil, and natron helping to maintain their vivid colors (up ...
Greek Reporter22d
When Rome Turned Ancient Greece’s Sparta into a Theme Park
Credit: Stavros CC BY 2.0 Imagine the warriors of Greece’s Sparta, once the most feared soldiers in the ancient world, reduced to performing for crowds of Roman tourists. This isn’t fiction—it’s the ...