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We have inherited an image of her as an idealized nude chiseled in white marble ... A.D. Roman Lovatelli Venus. It was excavated from the ruins of a villa in Pompeii. Unlike most ancient statues ...

Sections of the complex were half-heartedly excavated in the 18th century by the Scottish painter and amateur treasure hunter Gavin Hamilton, who failed to find marble statues or frescoed rooms ...

When digging through the rubble of an ancient church foundation, archaeologists found something unexpected. As crews in Rome ...

The recently restored Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome features ten angels holding symbols of Christ's Passion, creating a profound ...

Upon entry, guests are greeted by the garden’s namesake, a bronze statue of Pan of Rohallion, the ancient Greek god of the wild, created in 1890 by American sculptor Frederick MacMonnies.

Upon entry, guests are greeted by the garden’s namesake, a bronze statue of Pan of Rohallion, the ancient Greek god of the wild, created in 1890 by American sculptor Frederick MacMonnies.