Ancient Greeks and Romans perfumed their statues, study says
The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...
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This ancient gay emperor made a cult of his dead lover
The story of Ancient Roman Emperor Hardrian and his lover Antinous has long been the stuff of literal legend, captivating the ...
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The Rod of Asclepius: Unraveling the Ancient Greek Symbol of Healing
The Rod of Asclepius is a striking emblem: a simple staff with a lone snake coiled around it, universally acknowledged as a symbol of medicine and healing.
Greek City Times1d
Did you know many English words have Greek roots?
Greek is ranked as the richest language in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types. It is well-known that ...
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A modern griot shares ancient wisdom
Singer and storyteller Kaito Winse was born in a small village in the Sourou region of northern Burkina Faso. He was born into a family of griots, a keeper of oral traditions that are steeped in his ...
Soldier unearths 2,600-year-old burial site, Greek artifacts in Ukraine. See the finds
One artifact was popular among Greek aristocrats, suggesting the burial site belonged to someone with high social status, ...
Uncorking the past: new analysis of Troy findings rewrites the story of wine in the early bronze age
Based on organic residues – imperceptible to the naked eye and detectable only at a molecular level – bronze age wine ...
Vogue Williams says ‘Spencer’s parents nearly died’ after son almost given unusual name
Television presenter Vogue Williams has been open about 'loving' more 'unusual' baby names but says husband Spencer Matthews' ...
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The Cosmos of Ancient Greece’s Antikythera Mechanism
The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.
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The best all-inclusive hotels in Greece
Best five-star all-inclusive hotel in Greece – The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino Best all-inclusive hotel in Greece for couples – Stella Island Luxury Resort & Spa ...
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Tributes to Lancashire's Margot Brazier who has died at the age of 74
Professor Margaret Brazier, known as Margot, died peacefully in Manchester Royal Infirmary on March 4 after living with Parkinson’s for 13 years. Born in Preston in 1950 to Leslie Jacobs ...
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The ancient horsemen who created the modern world
Jones taught himself Sanskrit to interpret local laws and suggested that the ancient Indian language had a common ancestor with Latin, Greek and Old Iranian. DNA evidence shows that the proto ...