In the Iliad, Homer leaves Helen of Troy’s appearance undefined, inviting readers to imagine her beauty for themselves.
Perched on a high rock near Corinth are the remains of the Temple of Aphrodite, which once housed a thousand prostitutes.
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. Cecilie Brøns, who ...
The Venus de Milo, a celebrated ancient statue found on the Greek island of Milos and displayed at the Louvre since 1821, is one of the most famous artworks in the world. Yet relatively little is ...
The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?
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