Archaeologists found an ancient bust of the Greek god Zeus in western Turkey. Located right near the remains of a temple dedicated to Aphrodite, the statue is a remnant of one of the Roman Empire ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman sewer last week made a spectacular discovery—a nearly complete marble statue of a Greek god. The statue stands about 6 feet 8 inches tall, and the ...

Burn marks on the statuette suggest it may have been one of thousands of offerings to the Greek god Zeus. The discovery of the small, intact item was made by archaeologists near a temple ...

Among the Kore statues displayed at the Acropolis Museum one in particular stands out for its beauty: Kore number 670.

Whatever the precise origin of the games, they became a central aspect of Greek culture very early ... The gold and ivory Statue of Zeus that sat upon his throne in the high temple was one of ...

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, a collection of remarkable architectural achievements, have long captivated the ...

Whatever the precise origin of the games, they became a central aspect of Greek culture very early ... particularly the gold and ivory Statue of Zeus that sat upon his throne in the high temple ...

Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch ... flocked to see the Temple of Zeus. Inside stood a huge gold and ivory statue of the king of the gods himself.