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Greek Reporter1d
The Fairest Ancient Greek Courtesan Lais whose Beauty Matched Aphrodite’s
The legendary ancient Greek courtesan Lais of Corinth was famous for her beauty that left no man resistant to her charms, and her extravagant demands and sharp tongue ...
PBS29d
Ancient Greece: History and Documentaries About Ancient Greek Civilization, Mythology, and Art
In the 900 years between those notable moments, Ancient Greek culture shaped contemporary poetry, democracy, philosophy, art, theater, and language. Take Greek mythology, for example: those ...
Greek Reporter4d
The Unsung City-States That Shaped the Ancient Greek World
While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN16h
Was Talos, the Bronze Automaton Who Guarded the Island of Crete in Greek Myth, an Early Example of Artificial Intelligence?
One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...
Artnet16d
The Only Ancient Greek Theater on the Ionian Islands Is Finally Unearthed
Perched on a hillside on Lefkada, an island off the west coast of Greece, the structure has been ... began around the 4th century B.C.E., when ancient Lefkada was experiencing economic prosperity.
The Conversation23d
In Ancient Greece and Rome, who were the harpies, and why did they stink so much?
Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures from ancient ... from Greek and Roman art of birds with ...
Houston Public Media28d
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 ... of Classics who specializes in Greek and Roman art history and was not involved in the study ...
The Art Newspaper6d
Qatari sheikh wins case against Phoenix Ancient Art over allegedly forged antiquity
Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah al-Thani of Qatar has won a court case against the New York- and Geneva-based Phoenix Ancient Art gallery over ... a small statue of the Greek goddess Nike, and an ...
Investing9d
Phoenix Ancient Art loses case on technicality, not merit
LONDON - Phoenix Ancient Art, a prominent antiquities dealer ... a Byzantine Chalcedony Statuette of Nike (NYSE:NKE) and a Greek Marble Head of Alexander the Great. Phoenix had previously ...
The Conversation7d
The Thucydides Trap: Vital lessons from ancient Greece for China and the US … or a load of old claptrap?
Thucydides fought in the Peloponnesian War on the Athenian side. His world was steeped in the sensibilities of Greek tragedy, and his historical narrative carries that imprint throughout.
LancasterOnline2d
Annunciation Greek Church finishes 10-year Iconography project [photos]
The Annunciation Greek Church on Hershey Avenue in Lancaster city recently finished a 10-year project for installing a new ...
Popular Mechanics7d
Archaeologists Dug Under an Ancient Greek City—and Found a 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Settlement
An entire ancient Egyptian settlement from the New Kingdom, also known as the Golden Age of Egypt, surfaced from beneath Greek ruins at the site of Kom el-Nugus near Alexandria Among the artifacts ...