Artnet5d
A Headless Ancient Sculpture Just Turned Up in the Trash in Greece
A headless and armless small marble Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic period turned up in the trash in Thessaloniki.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN5d
A Man Found a Mysterious Statue in a Trash Bag on the Street. It Turned Out to Be a 2,000-Year-Old Greek Artifact
After discovering the ancient artwork in a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece, the man surrendered it to the police. Authorities are analyzing the statue and investigating why it was abandoned ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9d
Experts Are Unraveling the Mysteries of This Breathtaking 2,000-Year-Old Mosaic Depicting Alexander the Great in Battle
The ancient artwork was uncovered during excavations at Pompeii in the 19th century. Now, researchers are conducting a long, ...
Greek Reporter9d
Ancient Statue Found Near Garbage in Northern Greece
An ancient statue dating to the Hellenistic era was found in a black bag next to garbage bins in Greece's northern city of ...
Chip Chick on MSN2d
Secrets Surrounding This 2,000-Year-Old Mosaic Of Alexander The Great Have Been Revealed Amid Efforts To Preserve It
During 19th-century excavations at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was buried in volcanic ash in 79 C.E. after the […] ...
Live Science25d
Dancing dwarf: A 2,300-year-old ancient Egyptian statue of a godlike man with a muscular 6-pack
What it tells us about the past: This marble statuette depicts a dwarf-dancer, which was a common motif in ancient Mediterranean art ... of Alexander the Great who took over part of the empire ...
The Art Newspaper9d
How a controversial bust of Winston Churchill made its way back to the Oval Office
President Donald Trump has returned the statue—one of an identical pair—to his office, but it has not been a simple journey ...
To ban Tchaikovsky or not, that is the question
Lithuania’s then-Culture Minister Simonas Kairys decided that performing Russian composer Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky’s classic ...
Greek Reporter7d
What Did Queen Cleopatra Look Like?
As one of history's most famous figures, many stop to wonder what Cleopatra VII Philopator really looked like.
One thing to do in EVERY country before you die
Uncover the best bucket-list experience in every country, from iconic landmarks and stunning natural wonders to cultural ...
BBC19d
Who were the ancient Greeks?
It is known as a dark age because nobody knows much about what happened - all written language and art disappeared ... Alexander the Great founded over 70 cities and created an empire that ...