The Battle of Mycale was a pivotal moment in ancient Greek history, marking the end of the second Persian invasion of Greece.

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

A Danish researcher has just demonstrated that certain Greek and Roman sculptures were scented with perfume. A discovery that revolutionises our sensory picture of ancient art.

Every year on March 21, families across Egypt and the Arab world celebrate Mother's Day—a day dedicated to honoring the love, ...

One does not ordinarily think of the following activities as having deep political implications, or as sending a strong ...

ReligionForBreakfast The Archaeology of Ancient Magic Posted: March 11, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025 My research as an apprentice-scholar of religion is ancient Greco-Roman magic. Many ...

The Ides of March, a day of misfortune and doom, is associated with perhaps the most infamous Roman leader, Julius Caesar – or more importantly, his death, solidified by the soothsayer’s warning in ...

A recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology by Cecilie Brøns revealed that ancient Greco-Roman sculptures were impregnated with perfumes and aromatic substances, an aspect that ...

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 ...

In a groundbreaking study led by archaeologist Cecilie Brøns and published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, a fascinating aspect of ancient art has come to ... the study of Greco-Roman art has ...

The remains of twin babies buried together in a Roman grave have been found near Trogir, Croatia. Image: Ancient Roman ruins in Trogir ... challenging the notion that Roman society treated infant ...