But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

Across history, the goddess Aphrodite has remained a prominent figure of beauty and love, and many statues have been built in ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ...

Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...

Many people have heard the name of Orestes, a prominent figure of ancient Greek mythology, but how many of us know his ...

The statue of Hermes was unearthed in many pieces ... At his feet is a ram peering up at him. In Greek mythology, Hermes was known as the fleet-footed messenger of the gods.

In particular, the twelve greatest gods and goddesses in the Roman state religion – called the di consentes – paralleled the gods of Greek mythology. Although they kept Latin names and images ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colors, and now a Danish study has revealed that some were also perfumed.

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colours and now a Danish ...