Art in Ancient Greece

Greek and Roman Sculptures Were Perfumed

Or so one would think, looking at the current art scene. But a new and fascinating archeological finding shows that this has ...

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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too

New research suggests that sculptures were perfumed with sweet-smelling fragrances such as rose and beeswax Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent In ancient Greece ... the Glyptotek art museum in ...

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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 Reporter1d

The Ancient Roman Emperors Who Loved Greece

Several ancient Roman emperors loved Greece. As the Roman Empire consolidated, Greek culture, literature, politics, and art ...

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Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed

T he 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 ...

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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition of ancient Greek art in 2007 in Beijing, China. The collection is ...

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1,800-Year-Old Marble Head Of Apollo Unearthed In Greece

Founded by Alexander the Great's father King Philip II in 356 B.C.E., the historic city of Philippi has become one of the ...

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An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move

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