The artifact, found off the coast of Italy, is believed to depict a larger-than-life male torso, archaeologists said.

This sculpture, The National Convention, is especially interesting because the Roman salute still has its French republican meaning—although the sculpture postdates the salute’s adoption by ...

Nor do we have any statues of Roman emperors or commanders performing the gesture. The closest that we come to a Roman salute are representations of a palm raised, with elbow bent, in a sign of ...

According to “The Roman Salute: Cinema, History, Ideology” by Martin Winkler: “Not a single Roman work of art ‒ sculpture, coinage, or painting ‒ displays a salute of the kind that is ...

An 'exceptionally preserved' Roman era marble statue was discovered by construction workers in the city of Varna. By Ashlyn Messier Fox News. Published October 22, 2024 11:41am EDT. ...

Experts date the statue’s origin to the late 2 nd or early 3 rd century A.D. Other than the snapped-off right hand and some wear around the face, the Roman-dressed statue is considered in tip ...

In 2023, a Roman-era statuette of Venus was discovered in a trash dump in Rennes, France. That same year, ancient bronze statues were found in a garbage dump in Tuscany, Italy.

Archaeologists in Bulgaria made an unexpected discovery in an ancient Roman sewer last week: A well-preserved marble statue, taller than a man.

As to why the sculpture is known as Athena rather than Minerva—the ancient Roman equivalent of the Olympian—Manchester tells The Art Newspaper that it was, in fact, originally called Minerva.

An ancient statue depicting the Greek god Hermes was uncovered by archaeologists inside an around 2,000-year-old Roman sewer in Bulgaria. Fox News Media Fox Business ...

This sculpture, The National Convention, is especially interesting because the Roman salute still has its French republican meaning – although the sculpture postdates the salute’s adoption by ...