The Greek physician Hippocrates ... didn't work). In ancient Rome, Julius Caesar was always on the lookout for ways to conceal his thinning hair. Enter the laurel wreath! Caesar is also credited with ...

There’s something so hypnotic about a flower baby name. There are so many wonderful options out there, and they become quite ...

Ancient Greek statues and artistic treasures housed in Paris museums depict the Greeks' influence on the entire European continent.

Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod ... fashioning himself the first laurel wreath. This crown of leaves, which supposedly ...

but is most commonly symbolised by the laurel wreath, which in ancient times was often given to victors in battle. Greek literature also portrays Nike as a goddess who judges the excellence of ...

Did the ancient Greek soldier Pheidippides actually run the distance ... that they “only” have to run 26.2 miles instead of 306 to win their medals and laurel wreaths.

adorned with laurel wreaths and the flags of the armed services. The permanent Cenotaph is very similar to the first, but is made of white Portland stone with subtle adjustments. His design methods ...

It exposed a Roman-era thoroughfare, ancient Greek burial sites, water and drainage systems, mosaics and inscriptions and tens of thousands of artifacts spanning centuries, also through Byzantine ...

Featuring a total of 279 artifacts rooted in ancient Greece, the exhibition The Countless Aspects of Beauty in Ancient Art opened in Beijing on Tuesday. The Greek show in China seems a perfect ...

Cotton, a material foreign to ancient Greece, was imported from Persia, and the purple dye was reserved for elite use. The garment was discovered in Tomb II alongside a golden scepter, oak wreath ...

While the prospect of uncovering Alexander’s tomb remains distant—despite decades of well-funded expeditions—a Greek academic ... the description in the ancient sources of the sacred ...