For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ...

Pompeii [is] an extraordinary testimony to an ... all the figures in the frieze are depicted on pedestals, as if they were statues but their movements, complexions and clothing make them appear ...

The archaeologists at Pompeii also note that a characteristic element of the fresco is that all the figures stand on painted pedestals, like statues, but are rendered in full color and shaded as t ...

A room-sized, 3D diorama at the National Archeological Museum of Naples in Italy, depicts the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine in the ancient city that was destroyed ...

Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder side of the ancient Romans. An extremely rare frieze known as a “megalography,” or painting with life-sized figures ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by volcanic ash and lava in A.D. 79 ...

Frieze depicts followers of ancient Greek god Dionysus Fresco dates to 40–30 BC Latest dig began in early 2023 ROME, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life ...

A rare sequence of heating and cooling triggered the chain of chemical reactions that turn organic material into glass.

Today, Pompeii is famous for being the site of a ... It features more than 90 artifacts, such as statues, sculptures, frescoes, cookware, funerary objects and jewelry. Visitors will also be ...