It might not be widely known but the ancient Greeks placed great importance on the way they looked and therefore their physical beauty.

Theophrastus, was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded Aristotle and became the father of botany. What was his ...

Why Do So Many Ancient Roman And Greek Statues Have No Noses? ... to lose two looks like carelessness. Lose a few thousand, and people might just start to think you’re doing it on purpose.

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. ... People "anointed her with precious unguents" and "crowned her with chaplets and flowers," Cicero wrote.

Tomb of ancient Greek hero discovered about 100 miles from Athens, photos show. It is filled with gold jewelry and marble statues of lions.