An ancient Greco-Roman settlement in Egypt survived longer than traditionally assumed, archaeologists have proposed in a study. The study, published in the journal Antiquity, reports that the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the "beautiful" head of a marble statue thought to depict an ancient Greco-Roman god. A team led by Natalia Poulou of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki found the ...

Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory senses. Reading time 3 minutes Statues in ancient Greece and Rome looked ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...

In 1940, at the height of World War II, Italy invaded Egypt from its colony in Libya. The region later fell under the power of the Axis forces in 1941, threatening strategic assets in the Middle East ...

A new study has revolutionized the understanding of ancient medicine by combining modern science with hands-on historical reenactments. Supported by a European Research Council (ERC) grant, the ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colors, and now a Danish study has revealed that some were also perfumed. "A white marble statue was ...