The statue of Antinous was discovered by a team of French archaeologists who in 1891 excavated the ancient site of Delphi.

In the late 18th and early 19th century, Westerners were involved in extensive looting of Greek antiquities as the nation was ...

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

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked ... Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including one depicting Artemis, the Greek goddess of ...

The events you need to pencil in if you want to delve into all things Hellenic down under: What's On the second half of April ...

An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological museum in Olympia, Greece, in 2012. The motivation for scenting and adorning statues was primarily religious. "It was primarily ...

An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological museum in Olympia, Greece, in 2012. The motivation for scenting and adorning statues was primarily religious. "It was primarily a ...

Sculptures in ancient Greece were covered with perfume just as ... Brøns even includes a recipe from Dioscurides, the Greek pharmacologist, on how to make rose perfume. Schoenus, a type of ...

It’s been a day packed with sightseeing and lessons in Greek history. Led by our Greek guide, Nanda, we walked to the Acropolis from our hotel. Yes we are getting our steps in, and unlike the ...