What the cult of Aphrodite reveals about ancient attitudes towards love—and desire
A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...
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Exhibition of ancient Greek and Roman art opens in Taiyuan
The exhibition, with the theme of "Classical and Glory" Ancient Greek and Roman Sculpture Arts, will continue its tour in ...
Beautiful islands, lost cities and wonders: Three continents in a week
Heraklion From its yacht-decorated Venetian harbour to its lofty walled bastions, Crete’s capital rewards wanderers, and the ...
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Exceptionally Well-Preserved Gold Ring Featuring ‘Venus the Victorious’ Unearthed on Ancient Road in France
In addition to the 1,800-year-old piece of engraved jewelry, archaeologists discovered a trove of Carolingian coins, medieval pottery and more ...
Across China: Statues of "Olympian gods" to kick off China tour
To the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome Statues and artifacts representing the mythical beauty in Edgar Allan Poe famous words wi ...
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Roman gods and goddesses: 17 of the most important deities of ancient Rome
With every aspect of Roman life having a specific deity to call upon, it can be tricky to make sense of the ancient pantheon ...
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Zeus's children: who were the offspring of the god with a libido that couldn’t be contained
The king of the gods in the ancient Greek pantheon had a notorious reputation for sleeping around, so it should come as no ...
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Iconic art in cradle of Chinese culture
The Gods of Olympus section features the sculptures created in the Classical Period of ancient Greece, from 480 to 325 BC.
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'Truly extraordinary' ancient offerings, including statues of snakes and a child priest, found submerged in 'healing' spring in Italy
The remains of ancient bronze statues, including sculpted snakes up to 35 inches long, have been found within a hot spring in Italy. Archaeologists in Italy have dug down deeper into a hot spring ...
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Mysterious 7,000-year-old ‘alien’ statues with elongated skulls & lizard features unearthed at ancient Stone Age site
MYSTERIOUS alien-like statues with bizarre elongated skulls and lizard features have been unearthed at an ancient Stone Age site. Archaeologists discovered the statues from 7,000 years ago in ...
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Mysterious alien-like statues unearthed from ancient Stone Age settlement
The Bahra 1 site, where the statues were found, has been a focal point for research on ancient Stone Age societies in Arabia since 2009. Excavations at the site have given insights into the Ubaid ...