An ancient statue depicting a Roman god was uncovered during an archaeological excavation near Teynham, England, researchers said. Street View Image November 2022 ...

With an owl in the palm of her hand, a cloak adorned with a gorgon’s head and a warrior’s helmet upon her swept hair, Athena, as depicted in a Roman statue from the first century C.E., is a remarkable ...

A newly restored statue of the Roman goddess Ceres returned to the top of the Missouri Capitol dome Tuesday despite a protest by Rep. Moon, R-Ash Grove, and an online petition that gathered hundreds ...

Not where you’d expect to find it. At one point, the Roman Empire reached from one end of the European continent to the other. Roman cultural heritage similarly spread across the territory, sometimes ...

Here we see the head of a white marble statue carved to show a Roman emperor wearing a lion cloak. A newly found statue in Rome appears to depict a slain Roman emperor dressed as Hercules. It may ...

Legend has it that when the Statue of Zeus was completed, the king of the gods announced his approval via a lightning bolt.

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

One civilization's trash is another civilization's treasure. A ship in Israel's Caesarea Harbor was filled with bronze statues headed for recycling when it sank about 1,600 years ago. Now, thanks to a ...

Archaeologists near Bulgaria’s southeastern border with Greece uncovered a nearly 7-foot statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes during a dig this week. The unexpected find happened during excavation ...