All parts of the Greek and later Roman world were built upon exploiting either their conquered foes or those with the simple misfortune of being born in the wrong place at the wrong time. Despite its ...

Beneath the temple’s gold-plated roof, an immense gold-and-ivory statue of the king of the Roman gods presided over ... and its marble structures, the Greek orator Aelius Aristides observed ...

The state flag of Virginia has been banned in a Texas school district over the depiction of a Roman goddess with an exposed ...

When Giovanni Torlonia and his son Alessandro were building the collection, it was common practice to repair ancient statuary ...

The Grotto of Diana at the Villa D'Este outside of Rome will open to visitors in May after being closed for 40 years.

In her right hand, the female figure holds laurel leaves, which Roman priestesses and priests once used to purify spaces.

The head, possibly depicting Jupiter, Apollo, Serapis, or a philosopher, was found reused in the Basilica of Santo Stefano.