A multitude of mysteries remain unsolved about the ancient Greek world, providing more questions than answers.

Many popular expressions that are used pretty often in English have deep roots in the rich Greek language, culture, and ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you ...

To read about a marble sculpture unearthed in the ancient Greek city of Philippi, go to "A Young Hercules." ...

In ancient Greece and ... writes Bill Giannopoulos for the Greek City Times. In some instances, the scents were also applied in ways that helped preserve the statues. While reading ancient Greco ...

New study claims Ancient Greek and Roman statues were perfumed. © Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York ...

After examining ancient texts, researchers found references to the use of perfumes and scented oils on the statues of gods and goddesses to make them appear more lifelike. Roman writer Cicero ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – An ancient Greco-Roman bronze statue that the New York District ... has led experts to believe it depicts an unknown Greek philosopher. The museum bought it in 1986 for $1 ...

Previous research has found traces of pigments from long-faded paint on ancient Greek and Roman statues, showing that works long assumed to be white were in fact highly colorful. More information ...

How the myth of whiteness in classical sculpture was created In ancient times, when approaching the Temple of Aphaia on the Greek island of Aegina, one would have seen a sculpture of a young ...