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Archaeologists Discover Mosaics of Two Fighting Cupids and a Mysterious Inscription at an Ancient Greek City Hall
New research is shedding light on the bouleuterion building that once stood in the ancient city of Teos, located in ...
Unearthing the secrets of an ancient Greek city
The ancient city ... the Greek god of love, whose imagery is related to Dionysos, the Greek god of wine and the patron deity ...
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Archaeologists Unearth Monumental Tomb Near Fabled Ancient Greek City
At that time, the Greek ministry hailed the find as “proof of the existence of the ancient city.” This recent excavation was carried out as part of Korka’s ongoing Ancient Tenea program ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie Brøns, who ...
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Ancient Greek Statues Smelled of Perfume
Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome. Some viewers recognize that these works of art were not originally displayed in their glistening white form, ...