Religion News Service8h
From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...
Greek Reporter1d
Ancient Temples That Are Still in Use Today
Some of the oldest ancient temples continue to fulfil their original purpose after thousands of years, continuing their ...
Boise State Public Radio2d
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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine15d
A Stunning Collection of Rarely Seen Ancient Roman Sculptures Is Coming to North America for the First Time
The collection’s first stop is the Art Institute of Chicago. Titled “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection,” the exhibition will feature 58 sculptures ...
Stars and Stripes15d
Wonders of Pompeii give Naples’ archaeological museum ultimate ancient showstopper
are Greco-Roman antiquities, including marble and bronze sculptures, from the area around Naples and the impressive Farnese collection, featuring a sculpture of the ancient goddess Artemis.
CNN15d
Discovery of ritual bath sheds light on Jewish life in ancient Rome
The ruins of an ancient ... their union in Roman civilization,” Italy’s minister of culture, Alessandro Giuli, said in the statement. Other finds at the site included small statues and marble ...
Popular Mechanics20d
Archaeologists Found a Majestic Ancient Statue of Hermes Buried Under a Fountain
Excavations on the ruins of a fountain in Aspendos—an ancient Greco-Roman city now located in modern-day Turkey—unearthed a marble statue of the god Hermes. “Figures that remained buried for ...
Greek City Times21d
The Sensory Experience of Ancient Greek and Roman Statues
the use of perfumes and aromatic substances in ancient Greek and Roman statues. This revelation challenges the long-held view of classical sculpture as merely a visual art form, introducing a ...
Greek City Times23d
Ancient Greek Hermes Statue Unearthed During Aspendos Excavations
In a recent announcement, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy revealed that a marble statue of Hermes has been discovered in the ancient Greek city of Aspendos ... a Greek god from the ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs23d
Roman-era Hermes statue with ram companion found in ancient Aspendos fountain
A marble statue of Hermes from the Roman Imperial Period was found during the 2024 excavation season in the ancient city of Aspendos, according to CNN Türk. The marble statue depicts Hermes ...
Daily Express23d
Archaeologists unearth 1,700-year-old statue of Greek god's messenger
The marble statue was found in pieces and stands ... Aspendos (or Aspendus) was an ancient Greco-Roman city in the Antalya province. It was situated on the Eurymedon River about 10 miles inland ...
Daily Sabah23d
Hermes statue unearthed in Türkiye unveils Roman imperial past
Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that a marble statue of Hermes had been uncovered at Aspendos, an ancient Greco-Roman city in southern Türkiye's Antalya. In a statement on his ...