The ancient Greek wall painting decorating the tomb of King Philip of Macedonia comes back to life after archaeologists restored it digitally ...

Christopher Nolan is directing an upcoming film adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey and Matt Damon was seen filming a scene ...

Over nearly six decades, this fantastically inventive artist experimented with paint, turning it into a sculptural medium.

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

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As seen in this reimagining, the pyramid was once entirely encased in highly polished white limestone ... gold and ivory plated statue of Zeus stood within the Temple of Zeus at Olympia in western ...

In this regard, Pausanias recounts that the statue of Zeus at Olympia was anointed with olive oil to protect its ivory from the humid climate. Another example is the use of flowers and garlands to ...

Greek historian Pausanias described how the statue of Zeus at Olympia was regularly anointed with olive oil to protect its ivory from the humid climate. While most fragrances have faded over time, ...

Archaeologists excavating at the ancient city of Aspendos, 25 miles east of Antalya on the Turkish coast, have unearthed an incredible marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus in ancient ...

The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on Monday the discovery of a marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus—the pantheon's chief deity or a sky and weather god in Greek ...