Weddell and his fellow British travelers would have referred to the statue’s subject as Minerva, the Roman goddess, rather than Athena, “because they learned Latin in school, not ancient Greek ...
Many significant ancient Greek temples are found not only in Greece but also in other countries that were once part of the ancient Greek world ...
Ancient Greek history is full of men who left their own mark for their military genius, bravery, artistic greatness, and ...
Archaeologists excavating at the ancient city of Aspendos, 25 miles east of Antalya on the Turkish coast, have unearthed an incredible marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus in ancient ...
And the great statue of Athena Parthenos inside the Parthenon ... Acropolis would have been visible from almost anywhere in the ancient city. A full-scale, 12-ton replica of the colossal Athena ...