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 ...

The statue was of a pile of feces resting atop a desk with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) name and a paragraph explaining the piece. “This memorial honors the brave men and ...

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 ...

The booklet claims that the Catholic Church dropped the "Second Commandment" which forbids "graven images", i.e. statues ... and respectful honor proper for men. According to the Bible, the ...

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.

I remember thinking "It's insane that an actual person did this" when looking at Ancient Roman and Greek sculptures at The Louvre and The MET. "My father is a sculptor, so I've had the pleasure of ...

Diwali worshippers hurled stones at each other in a traditional festival. Local men celebrated 'Pathron Ka Mela,' a unique ...

Hecate was a goddess for ancient Greek religion and mythology, and not a witch as some associate her with Halloween.

Although ancient sculptures often lack noses and other parts prone to breaking when the statues fall, the damage to the eyes and nose here appears to be deliberate and may be the result of a damnatio ...

I walk into the Grove Street cemetery. The evergreen spruce mocks its deciduous kinsman as leaves, red with the blood of ...

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 ...

A study examining the myth surrounding the deaths of artists analyzes how popular beliefs emerge from random and ...