Ancient Greek statues and artistic treasures housed in Paris museums depict the Greeks' influence on the entire European continent.

Rare frescoes dating back to the 17th century have been found by chance by an electrician working in Rome's Villa Farnesina. The Renaissance works were discovered a year ago behind a false ceiling ...

Rome experienced some of its greatest economic and cultural dynamism under Nero's rule, and yet he's called everything from a ...

Rosy-cheeked cherubs surrounded by blues, reds and golds have lost none of their brilliance in 17th-century frescoes ...

Cade DuPont, Shaun Bobbitt, Bethany Terry and Rafael Villaroel — is opening a new window on the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.

Beautifying an otherwise utilitarian space, Art Decko is a public art project intended to bring creativity into unexpected places—in this case, the stairwell of the College Avenue Parking Deck. With ...

On August 24, 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted and encased the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in ash. Today, the city is a time ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii unearthed a rare tiny home while excavating the site of the ancient Italian ... it contains such lavish art inside. The frescoes mainly depict scenes from classic mythology.

[Photo provided by The Trustees of British Museum] In the royal palaces of Assyrian kings, art served one ultimate ... land of Phoenicia its name — in ancient Greek, the word phoinix could ...