Greek Reporter16h
Western Looting of Greek Antiquities During the War of Independence
In the late 18th and early 19th century, Westerners were involved in extensive looting of Greek antiquities as the nation was ...
Tantalising echoes of everyday city
The Roman Empire has never ceased to fascinate the world, even after the fall of its western half 1½ millennia ago. And with ...
Everything We Ask of Art Is in These Marbles
The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the ...
Front Page Detectives on MSN12d
Archaeologists Stunned to Find Statue Heads of the ‘Goddess of Beauty’ and the ‘Deity of Wine’ in Turkey
Archaeologists Stunned to Find Statue Heads of the ‘Goddess of Beauty’ and the ‘Deity of Wine’ in Turkey Religious faith reflects a lot about a community's identity. Archaeologists try to trace ...
RIPR: The Public's Radio14d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition of ancient ... many years that there was more to ancient Greek and ...
Firstpost18d
French politician wants the US to return the Statue of Liberty. Here’s why it won’t happen
A French politician is in the limelight for his recent and rather controversial statement. He has called for the US to return the Statue of Liberty, presented by the French people as a gift in 1884.
The Daily Telegraph19d
French sculptors pledge to build titanium Statue of Liberty – and Elon Musk approves
France’s self-professed last sculpture foundry has weighed into a row over whether the US should return the Statue of Liberty to its country of origin by proposing to build a new one out of ...
CNN20d
French politician suggests US should give back Statue of Liberty for taking ‘the side of the tyrants’
A French politician has called on the US to give the Statue of Liberty back after suggesting that some Americans “have chosen to switch to the side of the tyrants.” Raphael Glucksmann, a ...
NDTV20d
French Politician Says Statue Of Liberty Should Be Returned, US Responds
The United States has firmly rejected a suggestion by French politician Raphael Glucksmann that the Statue of Liberty should be returned to France, dismissing his remarks as unwarranted and ...
dw20d
Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
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 ...
IBTimes UK20d
Why Does France Want the Statue of Liberty Back—138 Years After Gifting It to the US?
A recent call from a French politician for the United States to return the Statue of Liberty, a long-standing gift symbolising freedom and democracy, has sparked discussion. (Photo by Natalia ...
People21d
White House Says It Won't Return Statue of Liberty to France After Lawmaker Demands It Back: 'They Should Be Grateful'
“It was our gift to you. But apparently you despise her," French politician Raphaël Glucksmann said of the national monument Getty The White House has no plans to return the Statue of Liberty ...