Along Spain's underrated green Galician coastline, you'll find the world's oldest Roman working lighthouse in a sculpture ...

Born in Shanghai, China, in 1977, Xu Zhen is an internationally known artist whose work is well-known in the East. He is an ...

From royalty to jewellery and serious cuisine, there's more to the historically rich Austrian ski town than its popular runs Turn from bustling Marktgraben into pedestrianised Herzog-Friedrich-Straße, ...

A 1,700-year-old marble statue of Hercules has been unearthed at the mediaeval site of Montaione in Tuscany. Discovered by an archaeology student, this rare artifact is notable for its detailed ...

Archaeologists excavating a private property in Florence, Italy, discovered a 20-inch statue of Hercules missing its head, though not altogether headless.Despite no cranium on the Greek hero, the ...

Archaeologists working in the town of Montaione, near Florence, Italy, recently announced the discovery of a miniature statue depicting the Greco-Roman hero Hercules. Standing just 20 inches tall, ...

Victory celebration. Long before the famous statue existed, the first Olympic Games, part of a festival honoring Zeus, were held in the Greek city-state of Elis in 776 B.C.

Near the statue, there stood a raised opening at the base of the statue which formed a pool of oil. The oil reflection added an extra effect that made the sculpture appear much larger than it was. The ...

The famous shipwreck of Antikythera, with its famous Mechanism, and its rich cargo, was discovered almost 124 years ago. ... One outstanding piece is the marble head of Hercules crowned with vines, ...

Welcome back to our queer film retrospective, “A Gay Old Time.” In this week’s column, we’re revisiting a campy sword-and-sandal classic with 1963’s Jason And The Argonauts. In ...