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A list of all 12 Olympian Gods with bullet pointed quick facts so no searching for the information! Hope you enjoy.

Head of one of the Riace Bronzes, full sized ancient Greek statues of warriors dated to c.460 BC

Wedding of Zephyros and Chloris, fresco (detail), Fourth style to 50-79 AD. , Naples National Archaeological Museum. HAMBURG.- For the very first time one of the large villas of Pompeii is being s…

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therealmlw: roman bronze runner statue herculaneum before the eruption 79 ad

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Terracotta, ca. 400 B.C.E., Attributed to the Policoro Painter, Lucanian (Magna Graecia) With pedestal foot and offset flaring rim with torus lip; side A: painted with final scene of Euripides' Medea, Medea departing in a chariot drawn by two crested and bearded serpents with tongues bared, and encircled by the radiant nimbus of the sun-god Helios, clad in a crossgirded chiton and tunic with diamond pattern on the sleeves, her head surmounted by a Phrygian helmet with spiked crest and tassels emerging below, the nimbus flanked above by Furies gazing down at a scene showing the two dead children of Medea, their bodies draped over an altar, their nurse and tutor raising their hands in mourning beside them, an upset hydria and a Maltese dog at left, the figure of Jason standing at far left, holding a short staff, wearing high sandals and embroidered cloak draped around his waist, and looking up at Medea who returns his gaze; the elaborate decoration on the cull and rim comprising wave patterns, meanders, cross-squares, and festooned oblique double-palmettes, tongues encircling the bases of the handles, the details in added white, red, yellow, and brown wash. Height 19 7/8 in. (50.5 cm.) Image from the website of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Text from the sales catalogue in which the museum purchased the vase: Sotheby's (New York), The Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection of Highly Important Greek Vases & The William Herbert Hunt Collection of Highly Important Greek, Roman, and Etruscan Bronzes, June 19, 1990.

Bronze Head of a Young Man. Roman. 20 A.D. Glyptothek Munich Here you find a link to the website of the museum: www.antike-am-koenigsplatz.mwn.de/glyptothek/ See also my list of best and worst museums in the world: www.flickr.com/photos/menesje/4059308291/ And here you find my list of best and worst museums in Holland: www.flickr.com/photos/menesje/4059604700/

The Lycurgus cup is one of the most fascinating artifacts from antiquity. There are many different structures and artifacts from the ancient world that

From celebratory statues to intricate mosaic panels, art was created for a wide variety of functions and contexts during the centuries that the Roman Empire reigned. Explore a few highlights from the Art Institute’s collection of ancient Roman art here.

Apollo, 2nd century, Roman copy from a Greek original The Hermitage Museum