An ancient carved stone head, possibly of a Roman god or philosopher, was uncovered beneath a 5th-century church in Rome, ...

Some were even perfumed, in an attempt to transform them into the lifelike embodiments of gods ... ancient statues in sterile ...

The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the ...

Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

It was supposed to resemble a real god or goddess," the author ... immersing herself in the works of Roman writers such as Cicero and inscriptions on ancient Greek temples. "Perfume and perfumed ...

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

The collection’s first stop is the Art Institute of Chicago. Titled “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection,” the exhibition will feature 58 sculptures ...

Most of the selections are marble portraits of emperors and officials and depictions of gods and goddesses ... at the Art Institute’s “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the ...