Greek Reporter5d
Assassination of Julius Caesar Re-Enacted at Original Rome Site
The assassination of Julius Caesar was reenacted in Rome at the exact same place where it had taken place 2,000 years ago.
All That's Interesting on MSN1d
From Augustus’ Reign To The ‘Five Good Emperors,’ Go Inside The Famous Pax Romana Era
From 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E., the Roman Empire saw a period of relative tranquility and prosperity now known as the Pax Romana ...
The Jamaica Observer4d
This Day in History – March 17
180: Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who became a symbol in the West of the Golden Age of the Roman Empire, dies at the age of 58. 461: St Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, dies this day in 461 ...
Lynn News3d
Collection of Roman coins unearthed by metal detectorist in Barton Bendish is classified as treasure
The coins depict a range of faces and Roman figures. They cover a period from the Roman Republic, 57BC through to the emperor Marcus Aurelius in 176AD. The collection is currently with Norfolk County ...
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN16h
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...
Archaeology3d
Ancient Greek Statues Smelled of Perfume
Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome. Some viewers recognize that these works of art were not originally displayed in their glistening white form, ...
Divers Found a 3,000-Year-Old Statue at the Bottom of a Lake—With Fresh Human Fingerprints
At the underwater archaeology site of Gran Carro di Bolsena in Aiola, Italy, divers found an ancient clay figurine pegged to ...
Popular Mechanics3d
After 98 Years, Archaeologists Found the Missing Torso of an Ancient Buddha Statue
While excavating the Ta Prohm temple in Angkor in 1927, a team of archaeologists discovered the head (and only the head) of a Buddha statue. They then brought their find—which has been dated to ...