Who was Dionysus? Dionysus, or Bacchus to the Romans, was the son of Zeus and the mortal Semele. A pregnant Semele begged Zeus to reveal his true form to her - mortals, however, could not look upon the undisguised form of a god without dying - and so she perished when he eventually relented. Zeus  … Read more

By Virginia, 26th June 2018

  Category: Ancient Greece
  Tags: , Greek God of Fertility, Greek God of Theatre, Greek God of Wine, Offerings to the Gods, Wine-Drinking
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Changing Preconceptions about Polychromy In recent times, there has been an increasing push from historians, archaeologists and curators to remind the public of one of the greatest misconceptions surrounding ancient art - it wasn't intended to be displayed as simply white marble. In fact, virtually every sculpture and every building was painted in bright colours,  … Read more

By Virginia, 21st June 2018

  Category: Ancient Greece
  Tags: , Ancient Art, Ancient Sculpture, British Museum, Greek Terracotta Figures, Marble Statues
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During the Roman Empire, bronze was the most used material for daily life objects: Romans poured melted bronze in clay moulds in order to create little artefacts. A lot of items that we use nowadays were already used in Ancient Rome. This is the case for tweezers, which were mainly used, as today, to remove unwanted hair,  … Read more

By Virginia, 13th June 2018

  Category: Ancient Rome
  Tags: , Ancient Art, Ancient Culture, Bronze, Medicine
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