Researchers uncover that ancient Greek statues were not just painted and dressed but also perfumed, adding a new dimension to ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colours, and now a Danish ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient ruins of Aspendos in southwestern Türkiye recently uncovered a life-size statue of the ...

A marble statue of Hermes along with statue fragments of ancient Greek deities have been unearthed during excavations at the ...

Other excavations of the site also uncovered pieces from statues of Aphrodite, Eros, Artemis, and Nemesis. Recently, the “Heritage for the Future” project uncovered a king’s mosaic house in ...

The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on Monday the discovery of a marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of ...

Statue fragments of other deities including Eros, Aphrodite, Artemis and Nemesis have also been discovered at the site. According to a statement from Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism ...

Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that a marble statue of Hermes had been uncovered at Aspendos, an ...

For example, the Roman orator Cicero mentions the custom of anointing the statue of Artemis in Segesta with perfumes.