Explore the inspiring story of Greece’s 1821 War of Independence, highlighting heroes like Ypsilantis and Byron ...

The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.

Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete. Co-organized by the Art Institute and Rome-based Torlonia Foundation, it is the first time works ...

Controversy followed after an artist's works were vandalized by a Greek MP, labeling them as blasphemous for distorting ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colors, and now a Danish study has revealed that some were also perfumed.

Experts Unearth Rare Life-Size Frescoes in Pompeii, Depict Fierce Women Who Were Part of ‘Mysteries of Dionysus' The ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have discovered rare life-size frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious rituals in the ancient city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The ...

Created more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into secret rituals conducted in the Roman city ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city ... a "megalography" from the Greek for "large painting ...

An almost life-size frieze, or a 'megalography', has emerged which runs around three sides of the room. The cycle of ...

In it are bacchantes— female followers of the god of hedonism—depicted as hunters and dancers; playful satyrs playing flutes ... composition recalls the ancient Greek play The Bacchae, written ...

Dating back to 40-30 BC, these frescoes feature followers of Bacchus, known as bacchantes, depicted as dancers, hunters carrying a slain goat or sword, and young satyrs with ... mysteries of the Greek ...