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Ancient Carving Shows Greek God Besting Roman Hero in -- a Drinking Contest
Archaeologists believe that a wealthy family that enjoyed a rousing lifestyle commissioned the piece to reflect their ...
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Visiting the Greek island that gave lesbianism its name
BCE, a poetess named Sappho lived on a rocky Greek island far out in the Aegean Sea. She wrote about her love for women in ...
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The Fleet That Ruled the Seas: Ancient Greece’s Warship Variants
From the sleek, deadly triremes to the colossal tessarakonteres, ancient Greek ships inspired modern ship design.
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Folklore, mythology and tradition: five must-see shows at London Gallery Weekend
Our pick of exhibitions of female artists whose practice is rooted in cultural traditions, processes and storytelling ...
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The New Ceramicists: 8 Artists Pushing the Boundaries of an Ancient Medium
A new generation of artists ... The ancient Greeks are known as much for their pottery as for their sculpture and architecture. Today, collectors go gaga for ancient Chinese vases and the like ...
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Classics department hosts evening of ‘new ancient Greek music’
The Classics department hosted an evening of ancient-Greek-inspired music at the Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall last ... others — such as the aulos and lyre — require more investigation. “We have vase ...
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Siren show stars ancient Greek artwork
The 2,500-year-old vase showing the Sirens and Ulysses An ancient Greek vase on loan from the ... also features works by the Pre-Raphaelite artists John William Waterhouse, Evelyn De Morgan ...
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Siren show stars ancient Greek artwork
An ancient Greek vase on loan from the British Museum is ... The exhibition also features works by the Pre-Raphaelite artists John William Waterhouse, Evelyn De Morgan and Edward Burne-Jones.
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'Meeting with the past', Greek family keeps ancient instruments alive
Koumartzis, 41, is continuing a family tradition focusing on making replicas of ancient Greek musical instruments based on old images on frescoes and vases going back centuries ... are bought by ...
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Greek family keeps ancient instruments alive
Koumartzis, 41, is continuing a family tradition focusing on making replicas of ancient Greek musical instruments based on old images on frescoes and vases going back centuries ... are bought by ...
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Greek family resurrect ancient Greek instruments
By studying ancient frescoes and vase paintings, he meticulously constructs ... featuring in recent films like the remake of Ben Hur. For young musicians like Giorgos Tsomeidis, playing an ancient ...
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Echoes of Antiquity: Crafting Ancient Greek Music in Modern Times
Koumartzis, 41, upholds a family tradition by meticulously reproducing ancient Greek musical instruments. Inspired by frescoes and vases depicting centuries-old images, this tradition began with his ...