Two life-sized statues have been unearthed in Pompeii, including a bejewelled priestess of the ancient goddess Ceres.

The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

Archaeologists have unearthed two almost life-size sculptures during excavations of a tomb in the ancient Roman city of ...

A marble statue ... Roman Imperial Period was found during the 2024 excavation season in the ancient city of Aspendos, according to CNN Türk. The marble statue depicts Hermes, known in Greek ...

Archaeologists Stunned to Find Statue Heads of the ‘Goddess of Beauty’ and the ‘Deity of Wine’ in Turkey Religious faith ...

The Statue of Liberty in New York City is the tallest statue in the U.S., stretching 151 feet and made to resemble the Roman goddess Libertas, according to news outlet The Collector. Construction ...

“A white marble statue was not intended to be perceived as a statue in stone. It was supposed to resemble a real god or goddess,” the ... herself in the works of Roman writers such as Cicero ...

Roman writer Cicero referenced the treatment of a statue of the Greek goddess Artemis in Sicily, while the poet Callimachus’ description of the statue of Queen Berenice II of Egypt. The study ...

Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that a marble statue of Hermes had been uncovered at Aspendos, an ancient Greco-Roman city in southern ... Zeus. In Greek mythology, Hermes is ...

Today, Greco-Roman statues are striking in their simplicity due ... This would have given them the illusion of being somehow ‘alive.’ For example, a cult statue of a god or goddess with such ...