Greece, fifth century b.c. To accommodate the sculpture, Phidias raised the height of the cella. He also installed a large rectangular pool filled with olive oil in front of the statue. Since the ...

The statue of Nero at the Isthmus of Corinth. Video screenshot/YouTube, Updrones The forgotten ancient statue of Nero at the Isthmus of Corinth is a relic of the time the Roman emperor granted freedom ...

Sculpture head of ancient Greek god Hermes found in Laodicea. Credit: General Directorate of Cultural Assets and Museums of Turkey Archaeologists have unearthed a marble statue head believed to ...

Just after 2 a.m. on July 30, 1916, a freight car loaded with TNT exploded at a munitions depot on Black Tom Island in New York Harbor. The blast registered as a 5.5 magnitude earthquake and was felt ...

A snow pile was shaped into a massive “Snow King” sculpture on a Brooklyn sidewalk – and dozens of people are going out of their way just to catch a glimpse of it. Roughly 50 gawkers stopped by Sunday ...

An ancient Greek statue of a woman seemingly using a laptop has sparked time travel theories online. "Grave Naiskos of an Enthroned Woman with an Attendant" is a 37-inch marble statue created around ...