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Ancient Greek And Roman Statues Were Meant To Be Sniffed – And They Smelled Divine
Greco-Roman sculptors created artworks with more than just visual beauty in mind, and strove to indulge all of the senses in ...
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The Mysterious Ancient Greek Sage Who Slept for 57 Years
The life of ancient Greek sage, philosopher and prophet Epimenides of Crete straddles history and myth, but some of his works ...
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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 ...
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Smell like a god: Ancient sculptures were often painted in warm colours, adorned with perfumes, Danish study reveals
Cicero for example spoke of a ritual treatment of a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, the forest and animals in Greek mythology, in the Sicilian city of Segesta which was anointed with ...
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Ancient sculptures were scented, study shows
Cicero for example spoke of a ritual treatment of a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, the forest and animals in Greek mythology, in the Sicilian city of Segesta which was anointed with ...
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Closing Reception for 'Space City: Art in the Age of Artemis'
Enjoy an evening of live music and drinks as Space City: Art in the Age of Artemis comes to an end, with cosmic beats courtesy of Ice House Radio, who will be featuring a lineup of DJs playing from ...
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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 ...
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A Study Reveals That Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Painted and Adorned with Textiles and Jewelry but Also Perfumed
For example, the Roman orator Cicero mentions the custom of anointing the statue of Artemis in Segesta with perfumes. Likewise, the poet Callimachus describes in an epigram that the statue of Berenice ...
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Greek Statues Were Not Only Painted and Dressed But Also Perfumed, Study Reveals
Classical writings offer insight into this practice. Roman orator Cicero described how the statue of Artemis in Segesta was anointed with perfumes. Greek poet Callimachus wrote about the statue of ...
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Ancient Greek Hermes Statue Unearthed During Aspendos Excavations
Among them is a statue of Hermes, a Greek god from the Roman Imperial Period. Accompanying this discovery, sculptures of Aphrodite and Eros, as well as fragments believed to be of Artemis and Nemesis, ...
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Archaeologists unearth 1,700-year-old statue of Greek god's messenger
the messenger of Zeus in ancient Greek mythology. Statue fragments of other deities including Eros, Aphrodite, Artemis and Nemesis have also been discovered at the site. According to a statement ...
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XS Global hires insurance veteran Gabriel Gross to lead ART & Parametrics division
Managing general agent (MGA) XS Global has bolstered its alternative risk transfer (ART) and parametric capabilities ... View all of our Artemis Live video interviews and subscribe to our podcast.