The Street Journal5d
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 ...
ZME Science6d
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.
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 ...
A Man Who Got Stuck In A Decorative Dinosaur Statue And 15 Other Extremely Strange Ways People Met Their End
In 2021, the body of a missing man was discovered inside the leg of a dinosaur statue in a Barcelona suburb. Police believe ...
Greek City Times18d
The Sensory Experience of Ancient Greek and Roman Statues
In a groundbreaking study led by archaeologist Cecilie Brøns and published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, a fascinating aspect of ancient art has come to light: the use of perfumes and aromatic ...
Greek Reporter20d
Greek Statues Were Not Only Painted and Dressed But Also Perfumed, Study Reveals
Credit: /Wikimedia Commons/ Ashmolean Museum CC BY-4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered a little-known aspect of ancient art: Greek and Roman statues were not just painted and adorned but also perfumed.
Greek City Times20d
Ancient Greek Hermes Statue Unearthed During Aspendos Excavations
In a recent announcement, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy revealed that a marble statue of Hermes has been discovered in the ancient Greek city of Aspendos, located in Antalya, Turkey.
Daily Express20d
Archaeologists unearth 1,700-year-old statue of Greek god's messenger
have unearthed an incredible marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus in ancient Greek mythology. Statue fragments of other deities including Eros, Aphrodite, Artemis and Nemesis have also ...
GQ25d
The 9 Best Hair Clippers for DIY Buzz Cuts, Bald Men, and Shape-Ups
If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. There's no shame in the DIY hair-cutting game, and the best hair clippers will serve you well, whether you're trying to cut corners and ...
Sunday World26d
Woman who woke up with ants in hair and bed in Greek hotel awarded €21,000
A Dublin woman has told a court she screamed after waking up in a Greek holiday hotel with an infestation of ants in her hair and in her bed, causing lumps of her hair to fall out. Emma Doyle of ...
The Irish Times27d
Dublin woman awarded €21,000 over hair loss from ant-infested room on Greek holiday
A Dublin woman has told a court she screamed after waking up in a Greek holiday hotel with an infestation of ants in her hair and in her bed, causing lumps of her hair to fall out. Emma Doyle of ...