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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

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 ...

Archaeologists Were Digging Through Rubble—and Found the 1,500-Year-Old Head of a Roman Statue

Archeologists working at the Basilica of Saint Stephen in Rome discovered a statue head within the church’s foundation.

Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius: The only surviving larger-than-life-size statue of a pagan Roman emperor — a rarity that Michelangelo refurbished

A bronze statue of a Roman emperor on horseback. Where it is from: Rome, Italy. When it was made: Circa A.D. 1 ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues were not only beautiful, but smelled nice too

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie Brøns, who ...