Secrets of female cult devoted to god of ecstasy unearthed at Pompeii
Archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed a rare depiction of initiation rites into a secret female cult that centred on ...
Newly discovered Pompeii frieze shows wild Bacchanalian rituals
Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder side of the ancient Romans. An extremely rare ...
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Satyrs in Greek Art: Rowdy Party Animals
Satyrs were creatures linked strongly with Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, pleasure, and theater. These party-loving, ...
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Pharaoh Thutmose II and the Ancient Egyptian 18th Dynasty
The recent discovery of the grave of Pharaoh Thutmose II in Luxor brings to light crucial information on the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.
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The Wit and Wisdom of Ancient Greek Comedy and Its Influence on Modern Theater
From the role of women in society ... Wikimedia Commons / Welcome Images CC BY 4.0 Aristophanes and Menander, the pioneers of the Greek comedy Aristophanes and Menander, of course, stand out as the ...
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The long, surprisingly versatile history of bottoming: From Ancient Greece to modern misogyny
When looking at the history of bottoming it’s inevitable to start with the Ancient Greeks, says Scott Oatley ... (Barbara Alper/Getty Images) Born out of anxiety and the historic humiliation attached ...
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Greek police arrest foreign woman for selling ancient artifacts online
A foreign national was arrested in Athens on Thursday morning, for allegedly orchestrating online auctions to sell ancient Greek artifacts ... as reported by SKAI. The woman is accused of ...
Siren show stars ancient Greek artwork
Maddie Morris, the artist behind the exhibition, was inspired by James Herbert Draper's painting of Ulysses and the Sirens, which dates from 1909 and is in the Ferens' collection. She used this as a ...
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See the Stunning Frescoes of a Mysterious Dionysian Cult Discovered in Ancient Pompeii
Created more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into ...
Met Museum returning ancient bronze thought stole from Greek museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is returning to Greece the bronze head of a griffin, a mythological creature, after ...
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Here’s where the oldest evidence of lead pollution comes from
Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the ...