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New department store coming to Mall at Greece Ridge
The Mall at Greece Ridge has announced the department store Boscov’s will be making its way to the Rochester area.The ...
Greek Reporter3h
Gold and Silver Mines Forged the Glory of Ancient Greece
The gold and silver mines of ancient Greece produced the metals needed to forge empires and lay the foundations of Western ...
KNAU Arizona Public Radio3d
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 ...
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 ...
Boscov’s coming to the Mall at Greece Ridge
Department store Boscov’s is coming to the Rochester area! The new location was announced at a news conference Friday morning. The new store will be located at the ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN8d
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...
WAMC3d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Sculptures were usually painted, and often were decorated with jewelry and flower wreaths. "The aim of this was to make them seem 'alive' (expressed by the Greek term mimesis)," Brøns wrote in ...
ZME Science on MSN10d
The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.
CBS News8d
Construction work unearths skeletons of dozens of people executed in Greece during the 1940s
The Greek civil war lasted from 1946 to 1949 but ... With assistance from archaeologists, the excavation has uncovered clothes, jewelry and bullets. "Thirty-three skeletons were discovered in ...
Archaeology11d
Ancient Greek Statues Smelled of Perfume
Greek City Times reports that groundbreaking new research reveals that many Greco-Roman sculptures were not only painted, draped in clothing, and adorned with jewelry, but were even doused in ...
La Brújula Verde23d
A Study Reveals That Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Painted and Adorned with Textiles and Jewelry but Also Perfumed
However, Brøns’ research highlights that these sculptures were not only polychromed and adorned with textiles and jewelry but also impregnated with fragrances. This practice, documented in literary ...