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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
InsideNoVa8d
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 Reporter8d
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.
latestnewsandupdates.com10d
The main divinities of the Greek-Roman Pantheon: gods and myths of Greece and ancient Rome
Greek and Roman religion venerated one plurality of gods, heroesbut also personifications of abstract concepts. The ancient ...
The Times of Israel15d
Chained in faith: 5th-century female skeleton may be world’s 1st self-mortifying Christian nun
But a new analysis of tooth enamel has overturned that assumption, revealing the remains to be female — and likely a nun, according to the researchers. The discovery marks the first-ever ...
Greek City Times18d
International Women’s Day Tribute: The Stories of 10 Ancient Greek Goddesses
It’s a moment to ponder the journey towards gender equality and celebrate the remarkable qualities that women possess. In the spirit of this celebration, we explore the stories of ten of our favourite ...
The Daily Princetonian22d
Greek allusions and personal experiences with poet Monica Youn ’93
From a quick skim of From From, I realized that a large portion of Youn’s work was full of ancient Greek allusions — which made sense ... but also her role as a poet. The reading was incredibly ...
The Times of Israel27d
With an Ancient Synagogue Poet, at the Bibas Funeral
I have been writing about ancient history, about the destruction ... For me, this is a time to listen to the sixth century synagogue poet named Rabbi Eleazar haQalir. This author provides no ...
9NEWS27d
Denver archaeologist helps discover ancient Peruvian throne room of female ruler
What the team uncovered is a Moche throne room where Koons and her colleagues believe a female ruler held court ... hoping to learn more about this potential ancient Peruvian queen, and uncover ...