Religion News Service10h
From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...
Greek Reporter1d
Ancient Temples That Are Still in Use Today
Some of the oldest ancient temples continue to fulfil their original purpose after thousands of years, continuing their ...
Lancashire Evening Post1d
Hadrian’s Cycleway: Coast-to-coast cycling from Ravenglass to South Shields by Carl McKeating and Rachel Crolla – book review
What better way could there be to explore Hadrian’s Wall, the Roman Empire’s most northerly frontier, than as part of a ...
Texas Public Radio1d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
Budgy App2d
Archaeologists Uncover Slovakia’s First-Ever Roman Aqueduct Beneath Rusovce Manor House
Archaeologists in Slovakia have uncovered the country’s first-ever Roman aqueduct beneath Rusovce Manor House, revealing a ...
The Street Journal3d
Are the Parthenon Sculptures finally returning to Greece?
For decades, Greek authorities have been arguing for the permanent return of the so-called Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles. These include about half of the surviving fragments of ...
Smithsonian Magazine6d
The First Roman Aqueduct Ever Found in Slovakia Sports an Ancient Manufacturer’s Stamp and a Paw Print
During a recent excavation on the grounds of a mansion in Slovakia, researchers discovered something remarkable: a Roman ...
The incredible African city that was once Egypt's capital for 973 years
This stunning seaside city is the largest city on the Mediterranean coast and once stood as Egypt's capital city for almost a ...
The Island7d
St. Anthony’s Church feast at Kachchativu island
The famous St. Anthony’s Church feast this year was held on 14 and 15 March. St. Anthony, as per Catholic belief, gives ...
Divers Found a 3,000-Year-Old Statue at the Bottom of a Lake—With Fresh Human Fingerprints
Divers uncovered a 3,000-year-old clay figurine in Italy's Lake Bolsena, revealing human fingerprints and shedding light on ...
The Street Journal8d
Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity were ...
Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ...