Oxford research proves the Parthenon was built as a giant “divine theater”: only at sunrise during the Great Panathenaic Festival did a perfectly aimed beam of light make Phidias’s 12-meter gold-and-ivory Athena blaze with supernatural fire in the darkened temple.
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A 3D model by Oxford professor Juan de Lara vividly recreates the Parthenon’s fifth-century BC splendor, showcasing its iconic Athena statue and ingenious design elements like sunlight effects and reflective pools.
His entry, “At the British Museum”, a miniature self-portrait of the artist crafted in painstakingly…
Zendaya dazzles as the face – and the feet – of Valentino’s Rendez-Vous Spring 2022 collection, which appears to be heavily inspired by the footwear of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
People are now able to walk through the ancient site of Olympia as it stood more than 2,000 years ago, thanks to artificial intelligence.
Don Morgan Nielsen looks at how the British Museum plays semantic games with the concept of ‘integrity’ when it comes to its Collection and the Parthenon Sculptures.
