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Statues don’t talk, evidently, and they never have, except when some clever priest of Antiquity used a hollow in the stone to deliver whatever message he was interested in. But that’s not the case ...
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.
Rome’s Talking Statues Have Served as Sites of Dissent for Centuries Beginning in the Renaissance, locals affixed verses protesting various societal ills to six sculptures scattered across the ...
The discovery of an antique bronze statue such as that found on Sunday, Feb. 8, or even the part of one, is an event of the greatest rarity.
A spectacular set of Roman statues unearthed in Turkey has shed new light on the art tradition of the lost city of Perga, which was held as the ancient empire’s sculpture capital. Archaeologists ...
ROME — Emperor Constantine, the 4th century ruler whose embrace of Christianity helped spread the faith throughout the Roman Empire, now has a reconstructed statue befitting his larger-than-life ...
ROME (AP) — Emperor Constantine, the 4th century ruler whose embrace of Christianity helped spread the faith throughout the Roman Empire, now has a reconstructed statue befitting his larger-than ...
Ħamrun statue makes its way to Rome, along with 1,000 people Journey to commemorate 500th anniversary of the foundation of the Order of Theatines ...
Found in Ancient Spa, Stunningly Preserved Bronze Statues Go on View in Rome The trove of 2,300-year-old bronzes was discovered last year in a thermal spring in Tuscany ...
Italian archaeologists unearth 24 bronze statues dating back to ancient Rome ‘that could rewrite history’ The statues were discovered in San Casciano dei Bagni, a hilltop town in the Siena ...