Yet in antiquity, these sculptures were adorned with bright paints and intricate patterns, bringing them vividly to life. Ancient Rome maintains a grip on pop culture, from Hollywood blockbusters to ...
After a contractor working on a project near Varna, Bulgaria, (where Odessos was located during the era of the Roman Empire) discovered the statue, Vasil Tenekedjiev—expert with the Regional ...
The Domus Aurea, or “Golden House,” is perhaps the most recognizable and widely known symbol of Emperor Nero’s extravagant ambitions; built between 65 and 68 AD after the Gr ...
“Of all the works of antiquity that escaped destruction,” German archaeologist and art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann once said of the Apollo Belvedere, a beloved sculpture from the ...