Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete. Co-organized by the Art ...

The marbles in the Torlonia Collection have been inaccessible to the public for decades. Now, some of them will be exhibited ...

From the Garden of Ninfa to the Hendrik Christian Andersen Museum, here are some top places to visit in and around Italy's ...

Hidden beneath volcanic ash for nearly 2,000 years, a Roman estate near Naples has revealed breathtaking frescoes depicting ...

Research shows that statues were impregnated with fragrances, challenging the perception of sculpture as a purely visual art ...

What It Was Like To Go To The Bathroom In Ancient Rome The lost city of Perga, which traces its origins to the Hittite period around 1650-1200BC, was once a key centre for sculpture-making in the ...

More interesting though, is the skeleton at the back of the main chamber, which you can loot to get the Ancient Arrowhead treasure map. Be careful though because the cave is home to a beetle’s ...

Calligraphy was once China’s highest art form—then the Communist Party tried to erase it. Now, under Xi Jinping, it’s making a comeback. At Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, a rare copy of the ...

Hidden below the bustling streets are ancient chambers, secret tunnels, and intricate underground art that reveal an entirely different side of Rome. These subterranean wonders tell stories of ...

IN matters relating to sex, the ancient Romans displayed the practical ... in literature and in art, and finds not only that there is little of the spiritualisation of this emotion such as existed ...

The ancient Greeks showed great ingenuity and skill in the art of baking. Athenaeus cites many serious studies ... and the loaves ready for sale and eating. In Rome, bread became popular and in 500 ...