The show also features everyday objects such as surgical equipment and souvenirs from visits to see battles at amphitheatres ...

The show also features everyday objects such as surgical equipment and souvenirs from visits to see battles at amphitheatres ...

The author explores the roles and personalities of Homer’s characters—the Greek beauty Helen, the enslaved girl Briseis, the ...

‘Art From Ancient Thrace’ is an exhibition in suspended animation following the Palisades fire. The Getty Villa remains temporarily closed as artworks on loan for the show must be returned to ...

According to the Iliad, the Thracian king was killed in a night raid led by the Greek heroes Odysseus and Diomedes, who infiltrated his camp, assassinated him, and stole his prized horses. This event ...

Jerónimo Roure Pérez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons An exquisitely carved gold helmet from a Thracian tribe of Romania is among the ancient artifacts that were stolen from a museum in the ...

The intricate carvings of ancient Indian temples feature zodiac symbols with cosmic precision, showcasing the ancient understanding of astrology. These symbols were used for spiritual and ...

“Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece” is on view at the Getty Villa Museum, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades ...

as a symbol of well-being in ancient societies", says the Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. The word swastika has Sanskrit roots from "su" (good) and "asti" (to exist), meaning well-being, prosperity or ...

Mesopotamian trade symbols may be origins of proto-cuneiform. Cylinder seals linked trade to early script development. Study shows transition from trade symbols to structured writing.

The land of Thrace lay north of the Aegean Sea, in an area that now comprises Bulgaria and parts of Romania, Greece, and Turkey (Türkiye). With few written records preserved, much of what is known ...

The J Paul Getty Museum presents Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece, an exhibition that explores the cultural relations between the Thracians and ...