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The history of Insurance goes back to ancient Greece as people employed insurance-like practices, predominantly within ...
Los Angeles-based designer Tinka Weener, who previously worked at Alexander McQueen, debuted her shimmering garments and ...
By Martin ClarkSome people think of mosaic making as a craft but really good mosaicists can introduce perspective, depth of field, movement and ‘life’ into mosaic.Of course, in Cyprus, that’s been ...
Ancient Greek history is full of glorious men who have left an indelible ... Phidias, in turn, detached the golden tunic of the statue—without causing any damage—and weighed it. This way, he proved ...
Those dreaming of a Greek getaway that ticks all the boxes for a sun-drenched getaway should look no further than this magical spot that’s been deemed a “hidden paradise” and boasts of far ...
The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...
A groundbreaking study using advanced radar technology has revealed a vast and intricate underground structure beneath the Pyramids of Giza. Scientists Corrado Malanga from the University of Pisa and ...
In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology.
Ancient city The ruins of Megiddo are now in a national park about 18 miles (30 kilometers) southeast of Haifa. Megiddo was a strategically important city at a crossroads on trade and military ...
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...
Per Omnia, the building would have fit several hundred people. Many ancient Greek cities had a bouleuterion, which hosted civic ceremonies and sometimes cultural performances. Teos’ bouleuterion ...
Marble sculpture of the Greek god Apollo from the 2nd century AD. Credit: Reuters. For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of ...