Explore a few highlights from the Art Institute’s collection of ancient Greek art here. Please note: artworks occasionally go off view for imaging, treatment, or loan to other institutions. Click on ...
From treasures tossed overboard to items that went down with entire ships, here are five incredible artifacts discovered in ...
Dutch Tourist Defaces Ancient Roman Villa in Herculaneum As Greek mythology goes ... scientific anomalies and surprising artifacts that have yet to be discovered and explained. The goal of Ancient ...
Experience the intrigue behind the infamous Trojan Horse and the fall of Troy’s once-mighty walls after ten grueling years of ...
Ancient Greek art spans a period between about 900 and 30 BCE and is divided into four periods: Geometric, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic. Throughout that period, artists worked with a wide ...
The 6.75-inch (17cm) adorned lekythos is an ancient Greek oil flask believed to have been crafted around 450 BC. According to ...
2,200-Year-Old Mosaic of the Muse Calliope Exposed in Turkey Archaeologists exploring the site of an ancient Greek settlement in southern Turkey unearthed a beautifully preserved mosaic floor dating ...
An ancient Greek city which was lost underwater for 1,000 years has miraculously reappeared with stunning statues. Among the early discoveries was Hapy, a fertility god who was lord of the river ...
Did Dementia Exist in Ancient Greek and Rome? Jan. 31, 2024 — Did the ancient Greeks and Romans experience Alzheimer's? Medical texts from 2,500 years ago rarely mention severe memory loss ...
A 2,500-year-old flask that once belonged to the Scot who brought the Parthenon Marbles to the UK is one of a number of ...
Italy is celebrating the return of around 600 antiquities that were looted years ago then sold to American museums and ...