Caledonia, as it was known then, was a frustrating place to be a Roman commander. Rome tried three times to conquer it—and ...
Ancient Greek statues and artistic treasures housed in Paris museums depict the Greeks' influence on the entire European continent.
The team also found a figurine of another unidentified goddess and a coin depicting the emperor Hadrian. Giecco described it as ... Funnily enough, Veit’s lucky find was a sculpture depicting none ...
Hadrian of Piraeus is the only surviving (if partially) colossal statue of Hadrian in Greece. According to Pausanias, an over lifesize statue of the emperor stood behind the temple of Olympian Zeus in ...
Julius Caesar and Nero both had luxury holiday villas here, and the emperor Hadrian actually died in ... A red granite statue of the Egyptian god Hapi, who personified the annual River Nile ...
Travel experts say the Piazza Navona – the baroque-style square, filled with fountains, sculptures and people ... to the second century Roman Emperor Hadrian, while the Villa d'Este was the ...
Roman Emperor Hadrian created Hadrian’s Library in AD 132 on the north ... The National Archaeological Museum houses the largest and one of the most significant collections of sculpture of Greek ...
A shiny metal likeness of England soccer captain Harry Kane has become the latest statue of a sports star to face criticism ...
And, just like that … Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild was born. Well, that’s my short version of the story and I’m sticking to it. We can thank acclaimed Irish silversmith ...
Those who enjoy the history of the Roman Empire are well acquainted with the story of Antinous, the young man of extraordinary beauty who deeply captivated Emperor Hadrian. Not only did Hadrian love ...
For more than a century, just one statue has stood outside the Museum of Fine Arts Huntington Avenue entrance. As of Thursday, there are now three. Two new sculptures by internationally renowned ...