Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped in tales of excess and cruelty. One enduring myth claims that as a great ...

Archaeologists working near a 900-year-old palace in Cambodia set out to search for rocks. But their project quickly took a ...

There's something eternally fascinating about the art of sculpture, more so when it depicts the human form. Michelangelo, for ...

This statue of an Egyptian pharaoh is said to have inspired the English poet Shelley to write his famous poem "Ozymandias." ...

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 ...

Art Out of the Museum seeks to connect artwork in need of restoration with sponsorship by local hotels to showcase artifacts ...

The Manhattan D.A. has obtained an arrest warrant for notorious antiquities dealer Edoardo Almagià for allegedly selling ...

Archaeologists excavating near Angkor Wat uncovered several 900-year-old statues once used to guard a palace gate, photos show. Photo from the APSARA National Authority Archaeologists working near ...

Archaeologists working at the a World Heritage Site in Cambodia have unearthed 12 sandstone statues, some of which are over a thousand years old. The discovery took place in Angkor—one of three ...

Anti-Trump statues are popping up in cities around the U.S. with less than a week to go until Election Day. The most recent statue showed up in Philadelphia on Thursday and featured a 40-foot nude ...

As awareness spread, the statue has faced calls of reinterpretation and removal. For some people this statue represents an era of exploitation and oppression, making it a controversial monument.