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A Stunning Collection of Rarely Seen Ancient Roman Sculptures Is Coming to North America for the First Time
It features 622 sculptures, including sarcophagi, statues ... Roman Imperial Period, which began in 27 B.C.E. with the reign of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, and ended with the western empire ...
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Archaeologists Uncover Two Nearly Life-Size Statues Carved Into the Wall of a Tomb in Ancient Pompeii
Pompeii Archaeological Park Two nearly life-size statues have been discovered inside a cemetery in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city destroyed ... carved during Rome’s Late Republican period ...
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Roman-era Hermes statue with ram companion found in ancient Aspendos fountain
Including its pedestal, the statue reaches a total height of 1.65 meters and is stylistically dated to the Roman Imperial Period, specifically the late second ... the Roman Empire, known for ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you ...
1,600-year-old statue discovered in Turkey in 2018 was missing its head — until now
Excavations at the site continued, but it wasn’t until six years later that the lost head was discovered. One year into the Future Heritage Project, archaeologists discovered th ...