15 Deathiest Objects at the Getty Villa
A death-themed tour of the Getty Villa collection.
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Hopes for a Happy Hereafter
How did ancient Italians think about death and the afterlife?
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Plato’s Academy Awards (or, What the Ancient Greeks Have to Do with the Oscars)
What do the ancient Greeks have to do with the Oscars?
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Three Ways to Avoid the Freeways: Transport Advice from Apulian Vases
Sick of driving? Hitch a ride on these mythical creatures.
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Meet Jeffrey Spier, the Getty Museum’s New Antiquities Chief
What the Getty Museum’s new senior curator of antiquities has on his to-do list.
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A Guide to Aeschylus’s “Persians”
A theater-goer's guide to the western world's oldest play.
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Acrobatic Feats of the Ancient Wine Party
Wine makes a man do strange things.
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Power through Prayer
Can a small gold pendant ward off dark forces?
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A Taste of Byzantium
Food of the angels.
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What Did Byzantine Food Taste Like?
In the kitchen with the Byzantines.
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A Trip through Byzantine Greece
Three stunning sites in Greece are home to remarkable Byzantine art and architecture.
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The Ancient Wisdom of Aphrodisiacs
Food and sex are the most basic human drives
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