A marble sculpture featuring ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite will be offered at a single-lot sale on Dec. 7 at Sotheby's London, with a presale estimate between £2 million and £3 million (US$2.66 ...

If you've held onto old marbles from childhood or stumbled across a dusty jar in the attic, you might be wondering if they're worth anything. Not all old marbles have high value, but certain handmade, ...

Pity the Romans. Their sculpture is often compared unfavorably to that of the Greeks. While the work of their Attic cousins is celebrated for being high-minded and idealistic—all those ripped bodies, ...

The Submerged Archaeological Park of Baia, located off the coast of Naples, continues to reveal ancient Roman splendors. Archaeological crews working underwater discovered and restored an ancient ...

On view at Villa Albani Torlonia is "Eros in a chariot pulled by wild boar," a kind of super-pastiche in which only the hindquarters of one boar are ancient, along with the relief on the chariot and ...

JERUSALEM — Moving a 4.7-ton piece of an ancient marble column is never easy. When the piece is from a column that was once part of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, making sure it is transported ...

On November 6, 2020, all major museums and archaeological sites in Rome were required to close due to measures meant to stifle the resurgence of COVID-19 in Italy. These closures included the long ...

A newly discovered piece of the Fasti Ostientes was a perfect match for a fragment discovered years ago, according to Italy’s Ministry of Culture. Ministero Della Cultura More than 2,400 years ago, ...

Moving a 4.7-ton piece of an ancient marble column is never easy. When the piece is from a column that was once part of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, making sure it is transported safely is all ...