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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 ...
Life-sized murals discovered on walls of Pompeii home buried by volcanic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago
In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced ...
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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.
Chicago Sun-Times18d
Chicago music mosaics and murals beautify North Lawndale apartment building
Murals by artists Alexie Young and Nailah Golden line the courtyard of the Lazarus Apartments in North Lawndale. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share As residents walk into their newly ...
Greek Reporter19d
Ancient Paintings of Wine Harvesting Discovered in Villa Cuomo, Italy
Credit: ABAP Superintendence for the Metropolitan Area of Naples Archaeologists continue to uncover the secrets of Villa Cuomo, an ancient rural complex located ... ensure the preservation of these ...
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Authorities in Greek Island of Santorini reaffirm safety as priority ahead tourist season
Authorities in Greece say safety continues to remain a priority as schools and businesses reopen across the country's Aegean islands. The reopening comes after a weeks-long Earthquake swarm ...
Olive Press20d
Murals of Greek gods and mythology
TWO Valencia graffiti artists have built up an international reputation for creating murals of the ancient Greek gods on large high-rise buildings across the world. Now nearly two decades old ...
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Illegal hotels, pools and hot tubs: Santorini’s ‘building crimes’ are a disaster waiting to happen
The Greek Ministry of the Environment and Energy ... The crescent-shaped ‘caldera,’ the edge of an ancient volcano, has been particularly closely regulated to preserve its iconic white ...
New York Post26d
Never-before-seen series of ancient paintings dug up in Pompeii provide clues on rituals tied to Greek god
Part of the mural depicts female followers of Dionysus — who is also the ancient Greek god of fertility, theater and religious ecstasy — as both dancers and hunters with a goat on their ...
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Rare frescoes unearthed in Pompeii shed light on ancient rituals
Frieze depicts followers of ancient Greek god Dionysus Fresco dates to 40–30 BC Latest dig began in early 2023 ROME, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life ...
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Luka Doncic's viral L.A. mural: An artist's tribute to Kobe Bryant and the Lakers
With each stroke of a spray can, Arutyun Gozukuchikyan refined the details of a Luka Doncic mural -- brought to life in colors he never imagined. "I never thought he was gonna come to [the] Lakers ...
Greek Reporter29d
Was Anesthesia Known in Ancient Greece?
Ancient Greek physicians understood the concept of anesthesia, recognizing the parallels between induced sleep and the absence of sensation in death. Credit: Jaime Ardiles-Arce, Wikimedia Commons ...