There were muses specifically for comedy, tragedy and even erotica. The oldest was Calliope, mother of the legendary musician ...

This book gives a comprehensive and fully illustrated history of mosaics in the Greek and Roman world ... and general reader alike.' The Art Newspaper 'There has been a need for a reliable, up-to-date ...

The ruins in Vizzini, Sicily were built sometime between the 2nd and 4th century C.E.

We also created a lot of mosaics - the art of using tiny pieces of coloured glass or stone to create pictures on floors or walls. Stunning. You can find out a lot about Ancient Greece from the ...

A Roman gladiator’s tomb from the third century A.D. was uncovered in modern-day Turkey. Instead of the gladiator, ...

The mosaic, estimated to be 2,000 years old, depicts a story from ancient Greek and Roman mythology ... and Al-Nusrah Front." ...

The “Ancient Marvels” Facebook page is dedicated ... in the alignment of the arms and legs resemble archaic Greek art, features like the modeling of the back, the distinct treatment of the ...

The Ancient Mesopotamian ... example would be the Greek demi-god Heracles. 2 The figure of two thirds could imply that Gilgamesh was either a genetic chimera or mosaic. Although the ancients ...

The mosaic depicts a story from ancient Greek and Roman mythology depicting ... it at a secure facility in Los Angeles. The ...

Air raids in Baalbek "will have negative repercussions” on the city’s Greco-Roman ruins, the governor of the region said.

This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian ... the role of mosaics as a significant art form, ...