The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...

In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...

Mitchell 1 gives illustrations of the stones with cup-shaped markings described by Sir James Simpson in his work on “Archaic Sculptures.” ...

A new exhibition on the history of the Cyclades reveals the ‘untold stories’ of the islands’ women – and how they made the best of a male-dominated world. Ιn the Stathatos Mansion, a 19th ...

from archaic bronzes, jade, coins, and gold and silverware, to calligraphy, coins and ceramics. Following a routine that highlights the exhibitions, each time a statue from a collection of 12 ...

The wide-ranging colors used in ancient Greek statues are thought to have been related to various categorical concepts — an idea that the Acropolis Museum explored in its exhibition "Archaic ...