The Halsted Athena emerges from the confines of Weddell’s Newby Hall at the same time that 58 pieces from the Torlonia Collection, a trove of ancient sculptures, travel to North America for the ...

There is an ancient temple in Greece that is almost intact, standing at the top of the hill of Agoraios Colonos next to the ...

The Parthenon The Parthenon stands as an enduring symbol of ancient Greece and its democratic ideals. Perched majestically on the Acropolis hill, this temple was dedicated to the goddess Athena, the ...

The Acropolis is a massive archaeological site brimming with the artistic monuments and wonders of ancient Greece. Here are ...

But classical scholar Jeffrey Hurwit, a professor of art history at the ... from almost anywhere in the ancient city. A full-scale, 12-ton replica of the colossal Athena Parthenos is the ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you ...

Art. Theatre. Architecture. We Ancient Greeks are very ... Inside was a 12-metre-high gold and ivory statue of the goddess Athena. All of our important buildings have perfect proportions: symmetry ...

The Glyptothek on Königsplatz in Munich houses ancient sculptures from Greek and Roman ... Above it stands Athena, protector of the plastic arts, surrounded by other sculptures.