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 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 ...

For centuries, we thought we understood ancient Rome. White marble statues. Powerful gladiators. A clear rise… and a dramatic fall. But new discoveries are telling a very different story. Statues that ...