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

The Roman Empire has never ceased to fascinate the world, even after the fall of its western half 1½ millennia ago. And with ...

The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, for instance ... In addition to smelling wonderful, Greco-Roman statues were also brightly colored and often draped in jewelry, fabrics, and garlands.

A new exhibition opening in Paris on Friday showcases archaeological artifacts from Gaza, once a major commercial crossroads ...

Paris exhibition unveils Gaza’s 5,000-year-old artifacts, shedding light on the region’s rich history amid the destruction of ...

As the goddess of love, beauty and sexual pleasure, Aphrodite inspired cult worship ... the white marble statues we admire looked stunningly different in antiquity. They were painted with a ...