Ancient Rome unfairly has a reputation for having stolen or copied their mythology and religious traditions from the Greeks ...

Some baby names inspired by mythology are popular picks among new parents. Luna, for example, is a name from Roman mythology and is the number 10 ranked name for baby girls. Others, like Eleuthia ...

The display, hosted by Blvgari at the Art Institute of Chicago, showcases the largest private collection of Imperial Roman ...

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 ...

Unlike her sister, Eos, the goddess of the Dawn, Nyx is a mysterious figure. Romulus and Remus are important legendary figures in Roman mythology. According to the most famous version of the legend, ...

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

This course offers an introduction to Greek and Roman mythology through an examination of the gods, goddesses, and heroes presented in the Greek and Roman art and literature. The course looks at the ...

Further research is planned to study the remains from the late Roman period, including houses and a large ... due to its ability to shed its skin and regenerate. In Greek mythology, the snake was ...

The myth of the all-white Greco-Roman sculpture persisted after Johann Winckelmann, an 18th-century art historian and archaeologist, wrote that “the whiter the body is, the more beautiful it is ...

The collection’s first stop is the Art Institute of Chicago. Titled “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection,” the exhibition will feature 58 sculptures ...