The ancient Greeks considered Dionysus the 12th Olympic god. He was not taken seriously by his father Zeus nor by most of the ...

Another process, kosmesis, focused more on preserving the statue itself. According to ancient texts, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia ... “A white marble statue was not intended to be perceived ...

Athena, Hera and Aphrodite vied for Paris to decide ... Ancient sculptors were very much interested in color as well as form; the white marble statues we admire looked stunningly different in ...

When visiting, you can explore the Acropolis of Rhodes, perched on Monte Smith hill, which houses remnants of the Temple of Athena Polias and Zeus Polieus ... 5.5-meter marble statue dating ...

Cleopatra’s souvenirs from Samos included life-size bronze statues of Zeus, Athena, and Heracles taken from the Temple of Hera. She also took home scores ... Cleopatra, the ruler of Egypt, was Greek ...

A video of an AI robot sculpting a marble statue has left the internet fuming, with people asking why we are not using AI to find cures for diseases. The Studio Ghibli trend took over the internet ...

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A 1,700-year-old marble statue of Hercules has been unearthed at the mediaeval site of Montaione in Tuscany. Discovered by an archaeology student, this rare artifact is notable for its detailed ...

Archaeologists say the marble funerary statues of a toga-clad man and a woman shed new light on the power held by priestesses in the ancient city, which was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted ...