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Archaeologists Discovered That An Ancient Greco-Roman Town In Egypt, Which Was Believed To Have Been Abandoned During The Fifth Century, Actually Survived Longer Than ...
For instance, archaeologists have recently found that an ancient Greco-Roman town in Egypt survived ... that contributed to the collapse of the Roman Empire as well as the state of the environment ...
Smithsonian Magazine17d
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
Cecilie Brøns, who authored the study and works as an archaeologist and curator at the Glyptotek art museum in Copenhagen, finds that Greco-Roman statues were often perfumed with enticing scents ...
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The Collision with Paganism
IMMIGRANTS IN THE GRECO-ROMAN CITIES One of the characteristics of the Roman Empire [in] this period from the end of the Republic, right on down to the decline of the Roman Empire, is that there ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs28d
Ancient Greco-Roman sculptures were perfumed, new study reveals
A recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology by Cecilie Brøns revealed that ancient Greco-Roman sculptures were impregnated with perfumes and aromatic substances, an aspect that ...
THE WEEK1y
Why the Roman Empire is suddenly everywhere online
More than 1,500 years after its collapse in A.D. 476, the Roman Empire has seen a resurgence in the unlikeliest of settings — social media. Online users, predominantly on the video-sharing app ...
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A Study Reveals That Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Painted and Adorned with Textiles and Jewelry but Also Perfumed
A recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology has revealed a little-explored aspect of ancient art: the use of perfumes and aromatic substances in Greco-Roman sculptures. This research ...