All posts tagged "Ancient Rome"
Ancient Rome
How to Identify a Roman Emperor by His Beard
January 9, 2021How many times have you walked into a museum full of statues or busts and not...
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Roman Floor Mosaics: Stories in Stone and Glass
October 17, 2020Floor mosaics are one of the most well-preserved and widespread types of Roman art. They were...
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Ancient Bikini Girls from the Roman Mosaics
October 17, 2020If you have ever wondered when the history of the bikini began, it started exactly at...
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How to Show Up in a Gym – 3 Ancient Sculptures of Hercules
September 9, 2020In Greek mythology Hercules was a demigod and much admired heroic figure. The Romans called him...
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Khaled al-Asaad — The Hero of Palmyra
August 18, 2020Five years ago on August 18, 2015, the world-renowned Palmyran expert Khaled al-Asaad was brutally murdered...
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Timeless Beauty: Ancient Greek Athletes in Art
July 25, 2020The idea of timeless beauty is fascinating. Also, it’s a great concern for lovers of art...
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The Curious Lure and Strange Beauty of Ancient Anatomical Votives
June 12, 2020Eerie, mysterious, and fascinating, ancient anatomical votives represent literal parts of people’s past. When most people...
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Painting the Fall of the Roman Empire
May 29, 2020After many centuries, we are still wondering why the Roman Empire disappeared. There are many theories...
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Titian’s The Death of Actaeon (Metamorphoses VIII)
January 13, 2020A whistle-stop tour of each of the seven Poesies, which the Renaissance master delivered Philip II...
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Titian’s Diana and Callisto (Metamorphoses VII)
January 6, 2020In a series of articles we are meeting each of the seven Poesies, which Titian delivered...
