Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...
Greek Reporter4d
World Poetry Day: Ancient Greece’s Classics, From Homer to Sappho’s Poems
As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...
Greek Reporter7d
Kylix: The Ancient Greek Drinking Cup That Separated Peasants from Aristocrats
The kylix drinking cup in ancient Greek symposiums revealed who was an aristocrat and who didn’t belong to the elite circle.
The Street Journal6d
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 were ...
InsideNoVa (English) on MSN7d
An Epic Journey: Haymarket teacher’s poetic anthology weaves myth and modernity
In the Ancient Greek epic poem “The Odyssey,” Odysseus’ men strap him to the mast of the ship so he could hear the sirens’ ...
Greek City Times9h
India and the Greek War of Independence
Movements favoring Greek independence manifested in several countries of Europe, while significant philhellenic centers were ...
Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...
St. Bonaventure University4d
SBU's Caliva Smart presents paper at Goddess at the Crossing Place
Over midterm break, Dr. Kathryn Caliva Smart, assistant professor of History, presented a paper at The Goddess at the Crossing Place, a conference hosted by the Department of Humanities at Marshall ...
Neos Kosmos6d
The Heart of the Advocate: Poetry as a call to Justice
Costi views poetry and writing as forms of advocacy. In The Heart of the Advocate, she told Neos Kosmos that she invests in ...
Utah college courses will focus on Western civilization and ‘rise of Christianity’ after Gov. Cox signs controversial bill
The introductory classes that all Utah college students must take will get a major rewrite — starting with Utah State — to ...
Women of China11d
Xi Jinping — A Champion of Mutual Learning Among Civilizations
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, attends the CPC ...