Tourists came from near and far to see her. Women visited to pay their respects and beseech her to fulfill their hopes and dreams, while prominent families gave offerings to her on behalf of their ...

This is a fragment of a cast of a Roman copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos, a fourth century BCE Greek original by the sculptor Praxiteles. This copy is known as the Venus of Colonna. Preserved here are ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Iris Love, who has died aged 86 after being diagnosed with COVID-19, was a passionate archaeologist, her greatest contribution being her ...

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It’s a well-established fact that Rihanna is an all-around goddess (not to mention the world’s coolest trekkie) in real life, but music’s baddest gal will be making a classical art debut this fall ...

Many thought she was the most beautiful woman of the ancient world. But Phryne had a wit to match, writes Natalie Haynes. “When,” asked Aphrodite, “did Praxiteles see me naked?” The line is attributed ...