After holding a place of honor in the symbolic pantheon of Greco-Roman and early Christian iconography during the first ...

For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.

Discover the secret of the giant crab and the mythical lighthouse. This unique diorama combines mythology, art, and craftsmanship in a truly captivating way. Witness the transformation of a clay ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...

Before recorded time, when Zeus, god of the sky and king of the gods, was courting Hera, goddess of marriage and queen of ... have apt symbolic meanings. The crocus is the symbol of joy, cheerfulness, ...

Pherecydes of Syros, a pioneering philosopher and tutor of Pythagoras, blended myth and metaphysics, shaping early Greek thought.

New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity were ...

fascism appropriated the idea of white figures of antiquity as a symbol of white superiority. Both Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler particularly praised the art and architecture of ancient Greece ...

Ancient Greek women were defiant and established themselves as respected doctors, philosophers, and mathematicians in Greece thousands of years ago.