Each artist left behind their own distinctive mark on the painting, now housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington. Giovanni Bellini, Feast of the Gods (1514/1529). Courtesy of National ...

Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a series of striking paintings showing ... propaganda of the period. High Roman society was steeped in Greek mythology. The wealthy citizens who owned ...

MILAN — The mythological Roman sea god Neptune has become a main character for Luke Edward Hall’s upbeat aesthetic. Known for ...

Rare, centuries-old Roman paintings ... The paintings depicted the Helen of Troy among other Greek figures. The work showcased themes of heroism through the role heroes and gods played in the ...

In a discovery hailed as the “first of its kind,” archaeologists in Israel have found a Roman marble sarcophagus which ...

colleges of priests paid tribute to these gods on behalf of Rome itself. The objective of Roman worship was to gain the blessing of the gods and thereby gain prosperity for themselves, their ...

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.

The Roman era mosaic was found about eight feet beneath a home in Syria. Photo from the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums The mosaic depicts Tyche, the Greek goddess of luck ...