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What A Difference!

The painting depicted here is of Michael Sendivogius demonstrating the transmutation of a base metal into gold before the King of Poland....

Do You Recognize This Scene?

You’ve just seen a McGuffin. On the run with the rain pouring down, Marion Crane stops at the Bates Motel. A McGuffin, also spelled MacGu...

Have a Seat (But Don't Stay Too Long)

In Rome, the curule chair was made with curved legs forming a wide X. It had no back and low arms. Designed for government officials, it w...

How Do I Look?

Associated with Aphrodite and spring flowers, The Three Graces were considered the youthful granters of beauty in all its forms: physical...

IT'S GONE, ABSOLUTELY GONE!

Menander was one of the most popular playwrights of antiquity. Although most of his work was lost during the Middle Ages, one play, Dysko...

HEY, WHAT TIME IS IT?

The Romans used various timekeeping devices. Sundials were imported from Sicily in 263 BCE, and they were set up in public places. The di...

LOOK AT WHAT THE LADY IS WEARING!

The stola was the traditional boxy, outer garment, usually woolen, worn by Roman married women. It corresponded to the toga, the traditio...

Freemen or Slaves

Barbering was introduced to Rome in 296 BCE. All free men were required to be clean-shaven, while slaves were forced to wear beards. And...

WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM ANCIENT GREEK MEDICINE

As an alchemist, Miriam's mission was to rejuvenate and extend human life. Alchemists focused on transforming metals in an effort to appl...

MEET ME AT THE LADY LUCK

Take a look at this fresco showing patrons gambling in the back room of the waterfront tavern known as the Lady Luck. The Romans weren’t ...

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