Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a deadly volcano wiped out the ancient Roman city . Researchers say the nearly ...
HOLIDAYMAKERS have revealed the “secret gem” that is waiting to be discovered in Europe. Northern Spain’s “underrated city” could be perfect for tourists hoping to ...
The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the ...
The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...
Two life-sized statues have been unearthed in Pompeii, including a bejewelled priestess of the ancient goddess Ceres.
Two very rare, almost-life-sized statues have been discovered during the excavation of a massive tomb in Pompeii.
Founded by Alexander the Great's father King Philip II in 356 B.C.E., the historic city of Philippi has become one of the ...
This tiny bird sculpture was created 40,000 years ago by early humans in Europe who carved the key animals in their lives.
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered a pyramid-shaped structure and ancient artifacts in the ...
In 1930, German archaeologists uncovered the lower half of a massive statue, estimating that it likely originally stood some ...
In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...
There is an ancient temple in Greece that is almost intact, standing at the top of the hill of Agoraios Colonos next to the ...