The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology.

When was Ancient Greece? How did ancient Greece begin? The first Olympic games and new discoveries How was Greece ruled? Activities About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important ...

Ancient Greeks held festivals ... This bronze likeness of Apollo was found in 1959 in Piraeus, Greece. PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID COVENTRY-ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF PIRAEUS Twilight bathes the ruins ...

Ancient Greece gave us many things, from mythology to democracy by way of the Olympics, but if I recall my (very) old primary-school project correctly, one thing Archimedes and pals never got ...

One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small city-states and independent towns, rather than by one all-powerful king, is its geography. The country's mountainous terrain, many ...

Ancient Greek mythology and art depict lions. Did lions once live in Greece? Larry Rideout | Boston Yes! Lions have a huge historic range. Evidence has been found that as far back as the ...

Professor Alice Roberts takes to the railways of Greece and Turkey as she learns about ancient Greek civilisation, which has had a powerful effect on modern life. In the northern Greek city of ...