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Why do so many ancient Greek and Roman statues have tiny genitals, missing noses and detachable limbs? In this episode, we uncover the real reasons behind these strange features of ancient sculptures — from cultural beauty standards to political sabotage, from myths and punishment rituals to lost colours and even lost smells. Yes, smells.
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Hosted by Chris Carpineti
Produced and edited by Dominic Grose
Written by Dr. Russell Moul, Dr. Katie Spalding, Robin Andrews, Benjamin Taub, James Felton and Dominic Grose
Opening Title Sequence by Philip K Brayne & James Rodrigues
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Why do so many ancient Greek and Roman statues have tiny genitals, missing noses and detachable limbs? In this episode, we uncover the real reasons behind these strange features of ancient sculptures — from cultural beauty standards to political sabotage, from myths and punishment rituals to lost colours and even lost smells. Yes, smells.
#statues #ancienthistory #grecoroman #ancientstatue #ancientrelics
Other Videos:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfac07dXQhkxBGekNRnpcrT_-KnLyGafy
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfac07dXQhkzgpRY9y3WA_eGu_fLAGngZ
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfac07dXQhkyJCHBX-sdmNz8yL-tikEzz
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfac07dXQhkxeF7u7KplAVIQbTKE3RIhX
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfac07dXQhkyjnTnLO0UhyGUi0EX5TOnh
Social Media:
► Website: iflscience.com
► Facebook: facebook.com/iflscience
► Instagram: instagram.com/iflscience
► Threads: threads.net/@iflscience
► TikTok: tiktok.com/@iflscience
► Twitter: twitter.com/iflscience
► BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/iflscience.bsky.social
Read more:
iflscience.com/why-do-ancient-greek-statues-have-such-small-penises-66304
iflscience.com/headless-roman-statues-are-headless-for-a-reason-and-its-not-what-you-think-70822
iflscience.com/why-do-so-many-ancient-roman-and-greek-statues-have-no-noses-74219
iflscience.com/this-is-what-ancient-greek-statues-used-to-look-like-in-color-37611
iflscience.com/ancient-greek-and-roman-statues-were-meant-to-be-sniffed-and-they-smelled-divine-78563
Credits:
Hosted by Chris Carpineti
Produced and edited by Dominic Grose
Written by Dr. Russell Moul, Dr. Katie Spalding, Robin Andrews, Benjamin Taub, James Felton and Dominic Grose
Opening Title Sequence by Philip K Brayne & James Rodrigues
Additional media from Storyblocks, Shutterstock, Wikimedia Commons, Trustees of the British Museum, LucaFazPhoto, Peter O'Connor, Joel Bellviure, Erik Cleves Kristensen, Zde, Hyspaosines, Sdwelch1031, Carole Raddato, Gary Todd, George E. Koronaios, Deiadameian, Postdlf, Missvain, Liam Clarkson-Holborn, Aquaplaning, Alaskanspaceship, George E. Koronaios, Kleon3, Marie-Lan Nguyen
Licences:
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
