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 ...
Despite its far-flung location and years of burial, the statue is remarkably well-preserved, save for the broken-off right ...
Connected to both the Greek and Roman worlds, Varna was once known as Odessos in antiquity, and the statue was of a Roman ...
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 ...
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The Giza Plateau is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It attracts millions of fans yearly. The Valley of the Kings holds royal ...
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed a spectacular Roman forum that they believe was used to help integrate new tribes into the ...
From Venus to Yahweh to Ganesha, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston surveys depictions of divinity through the ages.