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

The story of Bucephalus and Alexander has endured through the ages. This bond has been inspiring countless works of art, ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...

Greco-Roman sculptors created artworks with more than just visual beauty in mind, and strove to indulge all of the senses in ...

raised a small fleet during the Greek War of Independence in the 1820s and won Greece’s first naval battle aboard her flagship, Agamemnon. Her bronze statue stands near the harbour, and now her ...

Stocking says the Gymnasticus recommended “the emulation of sculpture that is based on the Greek tradition” as the way for Roman imperial athletes to get in top shape, to excel in competition ...

No, seriously. And not just because when JD Vance took the oath, he became the first bearded vice president since 1909. The beard, which in my lifetime has been treated as synonymous with oddball, has ...

In a groundbreaking study led by archaeologist Cecilie Brøns and published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, a fascinating aspect of ancient art has come to light: the use of perfumes and aromatic ...

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Construction has begun on a 180-foot statue of the Virgin Mary in Konotopie, Poland. It’s believed that the project, once it is finished, will be the tallest religious structure of its kind ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - The Old Town Community Association says two statues that were installed nearly 20 years ago are set to be removed after they were found culturally offensive. The statues ...

Stephen L. Carter is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, a professor of law at Yale University and author of “Invisible: The Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful ...