Chip Chick on MSN14h
An Ancient Tomb Repurposed Into A Healing Shrine Was Found Greece, Along With A Collection Of Artifacts
In southern Greece, a monumental ancient tomb was discovered to have been used as a burial site for centuries before […] ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
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 ...
Artnet News2d
London Museum Lands a Monumental Gift of Roman Artifacts—See 3 Highlights
Bloomberg uncovered 14,000 Roman artifacts beneath its London headquarters in the 2010s. It's gifting them to the London ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
Archaeologists Discover Mosaics of Two Fighting Cupids and a Mysterious Inscription at an Ancient Greek City Hall
New research is shedding light on the bouleuterion building that once stood in the ancient city of Teos, located in ...
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 ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN8d
Oldest Jewish Ritual Bath Found Near Rome Changes History
Archaeologists excavating Ostia Antica, the ancient port city of Rome, have unearthed what is now considered the oldest ...
Yahoo News UK14d
The famous Essex castle that thousands flock to visit that hides the remains of one of the oldest Roman temples in the UK
One of our cities, Colchester, was once the Roman capital of the land and became the location of a very famous Roman temple. Previously known in Latin as Camulodunum, ‘the fortress of cumulus, God of ...
Historic UK15d
London’s Roman Basilica and Forum
Originally built in AD70 and then expended in AD90 – 120, London’s Roman basilica was a building unlike any other in Britain. Occupying nearly 2 hectares of land and standing at a height of up to 3 ...
Greek Reporter17d
From the Roman Empire to the Roman Catholic Church
The Roman Empire gave its place to the Roman Catholic Church. Photo of the facade of the Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Italy. Credit: Alvesgaspar Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 When the Roman Empire ...
Greek Reporter19d
How Did Etruscan Civilization Influence the Roman Empire?
Roman temples were inspired by Etruscan ones, with an early example being the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill in Rome. Its position on a high podium, its deep porch, and the ...