The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most visited world sites, but what stood on top of it before the construction of the ...

An ancient marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found dumped near a cluster of garbage bins in Greece, kicking off a police investigation into potential illegal ...

Authorities say the statue dates back to the Hellenistic period and are investigating how it ended up among garbage. It was worse for the wear, lacking a head and arms.

The statues of Apollo and Athena at the National University of Athens represent the wisdom and artistic prowess essential to building cultural identity and brand in ancient Greece. Credit: Thanos ...

Lots of places are named for European cities like Athens, Manchester, Sparta and Carthage ... The Parthenon sits atop Centennial Park and has a replica of the 42-foot statue of Athena. Admission is ...

it was known as “The Athens of the South” thanks to the many colleges here. The Parthenon Republica was built in 1897 for Tennessee’s Centennial Exposition. The Parthenon, located in Centennial Park, ...

An ancient Roman statue of Athena, unseen for almost 300 years, is resurfacing in Chicago. The 1st-century C.E. sculpture of the Greek goddess was acquired by Halsted A&A Foundation in 2023 ...

Yet, against the odds, the Halsted A&A Foundation has managed to secure an extraordinary piece: an early 1st-century CE Roman statue of the Greek goddess Athena. The statue is set to be unveiled ...

The Halsted A&A Foundation has acquired a 1st-century Roman statue of the ancient Greek goddess Athena. The sculpture, which has remained out of public view for centuries, will be on display ...

The discovery of a 2000-year-old headless statue from the Hellenistic period has prompted Greek police to investigate.

In December, construction workers putting in natural gas pipelines near Athens found a Roman-era statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes buried upright in a brick-lined pit near the Acropolis of ...