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Life-Size Statues Found Carved Into The Wall Of A Necropolis Just Beneath The Main Entrance Gate To Pompeii
"It was quite a surprise to find it there a few centimeters beneath the ground." Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno ...
Greek Reporter2d
Lifesize Sculptures Found During Excavations of Pompeii Tomb
Archaeologists have uncovered lifesize sculptures of a man and a woman in a newly excavated tomb in Pompeii’s Porta Sarno ...
Smithsonian Magazine3d
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 ...
Indian Defence Review3d
Incredible Discovery at Pompeii: Near-Lifesize Sculptures Found in Ancient Tomb
Archaeologists have uncovered two near-lifesize sculptures in a Pompeii tomb, shedding new light on the city's elite.
Greek Reporter4d
The Ancient Roman Emperors Who Loved Greece
Several ancient Roman emperors loved Greece. As the Roman Empire consolidated, Greek culture, literature, politics, and art ...
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"Gossip" Book About Ancient Roman Emperors Becomes Best Seller 2,000 Years Later
While this trend's popularity spread quickly on social media, it had other impacts as well; it launched a 1,900-year-old ...
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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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A rare peek at the hidden waterworks behind Rome’s Trevi Fountain
Wooden doors on an adjacent street lead to the maneuvering chambers that control the fountain’s water supply, coming from the Aqua Virgo — an ancient Roman aqueduct 16 kilometers (10 miles) away. Two ...
Smithsonian Magazine16d
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology.
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A Chicago sports mainstay's cancer battle
Plus: The Art Institute’s new ancient Roman sculpture exhibit, Northwestern University’s “Severance” star and more community news you need to know below. 👇 The beginning: Last year over ...
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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 ... for instance by featuring men with finely sculpted torsos. The wide-ranging colors used in ancient Greek ...
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The Iconic Statues Of Ancient Greece And Rome Were Originally Scented, Groundbreaking New Study Reveals
But, during antiquity, these statues were actually brightly colored — and, as explored in a new study, they were even coated with deeply aromatic perfumes. In ancient Greece and Rome, statues were ...