New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity were ...

For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.

Across history, the goddess Aphrodite has remained a prominent figure of beauty and love, and many statues have been built in ...

A 57-year-old Luxembourg man was given a nine-month suspended prison sentence on Thursday for stealing a statue of Hercules ...

Archaeologists excavating at the ancient city of Aspendos, 25 miles east of Antalya on the Turkish coast, have unearthed an incredible marble statue of ... to Aphrodite (goddess of beauty and ...

Archaeologists working near Florence, Italy, have uncovered a rare 1,700-year-old statue of Hercules. Despite standing just 20 inches tall and missing its head, the discovery is remarkable for ...

Archaeologists working in the town of Montaione, near Florence, Italy, recently announced the discovery of a miniature statue depicting the Greco-Roman hero Hercules. Standing just 20 inches tall, ...

Statue of Hercules at rest leaning against his knotty club on which ... In Elis, for example, a beauty contest was held in honor of the goddess Athena. The winner received weapons as prizes, led a ...

Archaeologists are thrilled to announce a remarkable discovery from this past summer’s excavations: a petite, ancient Greco-Roman statue of Hercules, the Greek demigod, unearthed in Montaione, a ...

In the northern French city of Reims, the construction of a new house has brought an ancient home to the surface. Archaeologists discovered a domus, or luxury urban house, dating to the second century ...