Tattoos were considered a sign of "otherness" in ancient Greece, as it was foreigners and criminals who had tattoos in ancient Greek society.

Tattoos in ancient Egypt The next earliest evidence of tattoos comes from mummies thought to have died between 3351 and 3017 B.C. in ancient Egypt. Discovered in 1900, the bodies were found to ...

Judge for Yourself From These 5 Ancient Symbols of Luxury and Power, Now on View at the British Museum “Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece,” is on view at the British Museum through August 13.