Athens-based independent scholar Demetrius Savvides has shown that in Amphipolis, northern Greece, where the Kastas Monument ...

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These Mediterranean islands are also home to intriguing historical sights, warm and hospitable locals, and scrumptious foods. Sadly, most tourists follow a Greece Itinerary that only takes them to ...

A remarkable collection of Ancient Greek treasures, led by a stunning marble head of a goddess, is set to be auctioned in New ...

Researchers also discovered several movable finds, including statues of Aphrodite ... ancient Greek influence is here to stay, with many artists continuing to prioritize the hyper-realistic art ...

An earthquake in Croatia led to a chain of events that helped archaeologists recently discover an ancient Roman theater, officials say. Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and Media announced the find ...

As the goddess of love, beauty and sexual pleasure, Aphrodite ... century A.D. Roman Lovatelli Venus. It was excavated from the ruins of a villa in Pompeii. Unlike most ancient statues, this ...

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Image Only Aphrodite’s crouching body ... works of “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection,” at the Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibition brings to light ...

Torlonia Foundation/Photo by Lorenzo De Masi Share Any temporary exhibition of ancient Roman sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago would be notable, because 44 years have passed since the ...

Other excavations of the site also uncovered pieces from statues of Aphrodite ... on the ruins of a fountain in Aspendos—an ancient Greco-Roman city now located in modern-day Turkey—unearthed ...

A mix of ancient ... of Art, New York Given the goddess’s delight in pleasures of the flesh, it’s unsurprising Aphrodite was also a patron of sex workers. One writer in the Roman Republic ...