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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 ...
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The £2.10 underground train ride that reveals a Greek city's treasures
Thessaloniki's driverless metro is a kind of hop-on, hop-off museum with centuries worth of ruins along its route ...
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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 ...
Purely bespoke e-bike brand promises 22-pound expressions of passion and precision
Ponomarets Bikes, a German e-bike company based in Dresden, was founded in 2022 with a single mission: to build the world’s lightest bespoke e-bike. The result is the Eidolon, a sub-22-pound, ...
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‘Art. Love. Freedom.’ shows Ukrainian culture is alive in Carnegie
Works by Ukrainian artists and kids are on display now at the installation “Art. Love. Freedom.” at the 3rd Street Gallery in Carnegie.
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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 symbols of classical beauty.
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Why St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in Greek Orthodox churches
St. Patrick’s Day is widely associated with Irish culture, but the day also holds significant meaning in the Orthodox ...
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Ancient Greek Statues Smelled of Perfume
Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome. Some viewers recognize that these works of art were not originally displayed in their glistening white form, ...
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Cyprus museum to feature U of A professor's archaeological find
University of Arizona Professor David Soren's excavation at the site of a fourth century Mediterranean earthquake revealed 3 skeletons — 2 adults and a baby — crushed together under stone.
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Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Worship the Same Gods?
Most scientists claim that Romans adopted their gods directly from the Greeks. The reality, however, is more complicated.
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‘No future for Syria without Christians’: Archbishop calls for justice for massacre victims
The Greek-Catholic archbishop of Homs, Jean-Abdo Arbach, condemned the massacres of civilians that occurred in Syria last ...
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London’s Roman City Wall
Whatever the reasons for its inception, the wall stood as one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain. It was also rebuilt and extended numerous times throughout the Roman ...