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A Stunning Collection of Rarely Seen Ancient Roman Sculptures Is Coming to North America for the First Time
The collection’s first stop is the Art Institute of Chicago. Titled “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture ... B.C.E. with the reign of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, and ended with the western ...
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Who Was The Best Roman Emperor in History?
What comes to mind when you think about the kind of Roman Emperor who managed to establish an indestructible empire?
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Bvlgari Unveils “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection”
The display, hosted by Blvgari at the Art Institute of Chicago, showcases the largest private collection of Imperial Roman ...
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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 ...
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Incredible images tell the tale of the world’s most prized marble
"Since the time of the Roman Empire, the marble was considered ... Beyond its use in art, Carrara's marble is often pulverised and used as calcium carbonate to make products such as paper, paint ...
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Rome's Colossus of Constantine
A viral social media trend last year suggested the Roman Empire is frequently in men's ... from scans of the nine remaining original "marble body parts". From our morning news briefing to a ...