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Ancient Greek Art and Architecture: An Evolving Timeline
An overview of Ancient Greek art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, and a look at how it changed over the years ...
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Was Alexander the Great eaten by sharks? Inside the wild theories for what happened to the iconic ruler's body.
The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they ...
Alexander the Great quiz: How well do you know the famous king and conqueror from the ancient world?
Alexander the Great is one of the most famous generals of the ancient world. By the age of 32 he had conquered a massive ...
Greek City Times1d
Alexander the Great secured a monumental victory during the epic Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BCE
Darius III assembled a massive army, estimated to be between 100,000 and 250,000 strong, compared to Alexander the Great's ...
Artnet5d
A Headless Ancient Sculpture Just Turned Up in the Trash in Greece
A headless and armless small marble Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic period turned up in the trash in Thessaloniki.
Smithsonian Magazine6d
A Man Found a Mysterious Statue in a Trash Bag on the Street. It Turned Out to Be a 2,000-Year-Old Greek Artifact
After discovering the ancient artwork in a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece, the man surrendered it to the police. Authorities are analyzing the statue and investigating why it was abandoned ...
Greek Reporter7d
What Did Queen Cleopatra Look Like?
As one of history's most famous figures, many stop to wonder what Cleopatra VII Philopator really looked like.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9d
Experts Are Unraveling the Mysteries of This Breathtaking 2,000-Year-Old Mosaic Depicting Alexander the Great in Battle
A famous Roman mosaic depicting Alexander the Great is revealing new insights into antiquity. As part of an ongoing restoration, researchers have learned that the artwork’s stones came from quarries ...
Greek Reporter9d
Ancient Statue Found Near Garbage in Northern Greece
An ancient statue dating to the Hellenistic era was found in a black bag next to garbage bins in Greece's northern city of ...
The Art Newspaper10d
How a controversial bust of Winston Churchill made its way back to the Oval Office
President Donald Trump has returned the statue—one of an identical pair—to his office, but it has not been a simple journey ...
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Archeologists Call This Ancient Statue One Of The Most Important Discoveries Ever
If searching for ancient artifacts was an Olympic sport, this tireless team of archeologists would undoubtedly take home the ...
ThePrint14d
How tax evasion destroyed the great Chola Empire, explains Anirudh Kanisetti
Public historian Anirudh Kanisetti’s new book, Lords of Earth and Sea: A History of the Chola Empire, seeks to bring balance to the ... For a medieval Indian ruler like Rajaraja Chola, building a ...