Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity were ...
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Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
Roman writer Cicero referenced the treatment ... "Run your eyes up towards the sky and take a look at the painted reliefs of the pediment," reads a line about the temple from the play "Hypsipyle ...
Home of the Week: History meets luxury in a Cambridge condo
Corporal McTernan St. Unit C401, Cambridge $1.299 million Style Condo Year built 1926 Square feet 1,834 Bedrooms 2 Baths 2 ...
Here’s a bad idea: mandated styles for federal buildings
A draft of an executive order called "Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again" would establish a classical style, inspired ...
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KS2 History: Soldiers in Roman Britain
They ruled over our nation for almost 400 years, bringing with them Roman soldiers with deadly weaponry to build defensive walls and stone forts to protect their new territory. We can still see ...