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When digging through the rubble of an ancient church foundation, archaeologists found something unexpected. As crews in Rome ...

The Hagia Sophia remains a highly popular tourist destination, attracting millions of travelers. Here is a detailed look at ...

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) is home to one of the world’s most spectacular collections of art, sculpture, ...

The Hagia Sophia is at the centre of Turkey's Byzantine, Ottoman and secular history. How did the sixth-century cathedral ...

The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the ...

Founded by Alexander the Great's father King Philip II in 356 B.C.E., the historic city of Philippi has become one of the most important archaeological sites in the region. Over the last century, ...

Credit: Walters Art Museum, licensed under CC0 ... To avoid confusion, we will focus on the Western Roman Empire, before transferring its capital to Constantinople. This marble statue, known as ...

But, in reality, ancient works of art were ... a book by Roman author Pliny the Elder, mention the fact that sculptures in ancient Greece were painted and not left with the white marble exposed.

I leave to you one of marble.” After Augustus’ death, the Pax Romana continued for about two centuries, supported by a series of rulers later known as the “Five Good Emperors.” After Augustus’ death, ...

“Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection” will be open to the public from March 15 to June 29, 2025 at the Art Institute of Chicago.