Houston Public Media

Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition of ancient Greek art in 2007 in Beijing, China. The collection is from the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. Many ancient statues were scented, a ...
TwistedSifter on MSN

New study confirms the legend that the massive Moai statues of Rapa Nui “walked” to their current locations

Ancient people from around the world built things like the pyramids, Stonehenge, and the Moai human figures in Rapa Nui, ...
Greek Reporter

Emperor Nero’s Statue at Greece’s Corinth: A Relic of Rome’s Gift of Freedom

The forgotten statue of Nero at the Isthmus of Corinth is a relic of the time the Roman emperor granted freedom to a part of ...
DW - South Africa on MSN

Ancient statues 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 ...
Hyperallergic

A Collection of Ancient Roman Statues Finally Gets Its Due

On view at Villa Albani Torlonia is "Eros in a chariot pulled by wild boar," a kind of super-pastiche in which only the hindquarters of one boar are ancient, along with the relief on the chariot and ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...