With an owl in the palm of her hand, a cloak adorned with a gorgon’s head and a warrior’s helmet upon her swept hair, Athena, as depicted in a Roman statue from the first century C.E., is a remarkable ...

Here we see the head of a white marble statue carved to show a Roman emperor wearing a lion cloak. A newly found statue in Rome appears to depict a slain Roman emperor dressed as Hercules. It may ...

Archaeologists in Ibiza, Spain have uncovered a rare 2,000-year-old wooden statue of Hercules preserved in a Roman-era refuse ...

An ancient Roman statue of Athena, unseen for almost 300 years, is resurfacing in Chicago. The 1st-century C.E. sculpture of the Greek goddess was acquired by Halsted A&A Foundation in 2023, as part ...

Iran President Hassan Rouhani, left, talks with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the Campidoglio palace in Rome, Italy, January 25. During his visit, a Rome museum covered up nude statues with ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...

A remarkable wooden sculpture depicting the mythological hero Hercules has emerged from an ancient refuse pit on the Spanish island of Ibiza, impressing archaeologists with its state of preservation.