which bears the date of the Declaration of Independence in Roman numerals: July IV, MDCCLXXVI (4 July 1776). Over time, the copper oxidised to give the statue the green appearance it is best known ...

The pieces originated in Bubon, a Turkish site known for its links to the Roman Empire—and the extensive looting that occurred there in the 20th century. The statue is thought to depict ...

and the 1818 fresco showing the excavation of famous Roman statues at the ancient town of Ostia—statues that are now on display in the museum. Contemporary art, too, has an important place in ...

The exhibition, with the theme of "Classical and Glory" Ancient Greek and Roman Sculpture Arts, will continue its tour in ...

Archaeologists have found a white marble statue of a woman wearing a royal crown under the walls of an ancient temple and suspect it may be of the famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII. The dig also ...

TAIYUAN, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- "To the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome." Statues and artifacts representing the mythical beauty in Edgar Allan Poe's famous words will officially ...