Smithsonian Magazine on MSN13h
Discover the 14,000 Ancient Roman Artifacts Just Donated to the London Museum
London is a city of layers, where shining skyscrapers are built atop some of the city’s oldest ancient sites. Recent ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN5d
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 ...
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 ...
Texas Public Radio5h
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 ...
Discovery of ritual bath sheds light on Jewish life in ancient Rome
The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...
Greek Reporter13h
Gladiator Tomb found in South Italy’s Liternum Necropolis
Archaeologists uncovered a Roman gladiator’s tomb in ancient Liternum shedding light on burial customs and daily life in ...
Greek Reporter6d
The Etruscan-Roman Wars and the Crucial Role of Ancient Greeks
The Etruscans and Romans were fierce rivals and clashed in pivotal wars. What were the major battles that defined this ...
Submerged ancient settlements and the paints of Pompeii: See the latest discoveries
From ancient Roman structures under homes to Viking jewelry in a wetland, here are some of the latest archaeological ...