In Ancient Greece and Rome, who were the harpies, and why did they stink so much?
Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...
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Ancient Romans Washed Their Clothes with Urine — Here’s Why
In ancient Rome, laundry work was not for the ... Despite the unpleasantness, this process yielded clean and refreshed clothing for Roman customers. For the workers, known as fullones, the job ...
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Discover the 14,000 Ancient Roman Artifacts Just Donated to the London Museum
Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...
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Typical Roman baths
An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all ... where they would undress and leave their clothing, which would be watched over by a servant or slave.
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
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Sculpture of slave boy
Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and ... slaves looked so similar to Roman citizens that the Senate once considered a plan to make them wear special clothing so that they could ...
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Life in the Roman Empire
They had jobs such as: Historians estimate that up to 10 per cent of the population of the Roman Empire were enslaved people. They had no legal rights in ancient Rome and they were considered to ...