Created in an era when Hellenistic sculptors had gone beyond stylized ... In nearly perfect condition after almost twenty centuries, the sculpture is a flawless portrayal of the pain and suffering of ...
Students should demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical reading in at least THREE and not more than FIVE areas of Greek Art and Archaeology. Keep in mind that you must write a total SIX essays ...
At a time when the passage of time was dictated by the movement of the sun and the seasons, the introduction of “clock time” in Hellenistic Greece, around the 3rd century BCE ... was already a daily ...
Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, is opening a new subway system, blending ancient archaeological treasures with modern transit technology like driverless trains and platform screen ...
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 ...
This sculpture adorned a Roman garden or fountain, or possibly a child’s grave. Cupid (“Desire”), the Greek Eros, god of love, is represented as a young boy ... The lighthearted motif goes back to the ...