Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York ...

In the 900 years between those notable moments, Ancient Greek culture shaped contemporary poetry, democracy, philosophy, art, theater, and language. Take Greek mythology, for example: those ...

The researcher also turned to inscriptions found on Delos, a small Greek island. These revealed the composition of the substances applied to the statues, based on rose oil. Archaeological ...

The home is named after Queen Phaedra of Greek mythology, whose tragic tale is captured in one of the frescoes. Phaedra, the wife of Theseus, the Athenian king who famously defeated the Minotaur, ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...