The collector who made a £60 million bet on female artists
On 4, Christie’s will make the final disposals from a remarkable private museum. They will be selling a collection of over ...
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A woman bought a statue for $34.99 at a Goodwill. It turned out to be an ancient Roman artifact
In a twist of fate, a Texas woman unknowingly purchased a priceless ancient Roman artifact at a local Goodwill store. The ...
Futurism: Rome's new exhibition examines the art movement that glorified war, speed and ...
A replica of the Macchi Castoldi MC.72, which set a world speed record for piston-engine seaplanes in 1934, is on display at ...
Greek Reporter6 天
Ancient Greek vs Roman Warfare Tactics
The speed and ferocity of the attack would have the enemy panicking. The Pyrrhic War (280-275 BC) was the test for the ancient Greek warfare tactics against the Roman legions. Pyrrhus, King of Epirus ...
Artnet10 天
Caravaggio’s Painting of a Future Pope—Hidden for Years—Is Unveiled in Rome
Caravaggio's 1598 portrait of Maffeo Barberini spent centuries with the family before entering a private collection in the ...
What Gladiator II Gets Right and Wrong
Fights also included staged hunts, and it’s conceivable that gladiators rode exotic wildlife. In Gladiator II, a gladiator ...
Smithsonian Magazine15 天
Ancient Rome
Historians think it was used as a protective amulet Julia Binswanger The items include artistic urns, a bone comb and an ancient sarcophagus with a full skeleton inside Julia Binswanger The short ...