Considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the larger-than-life statue of the Greek god of gods Zeus once lorded over the Temple of Olympia for 800 years — until it mysteriously ...

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's ...

For most people, the idea of ancient Greek sculpture conjures up an image of smooth, featureless white stone. It's an image ...

Researchers have pieced together a 26-foot-tall statue of Atlas originally built some 2,500 years ago. Sicilian Regional Government After 20 years of restorations, a 26-foot-tall statue of Atlas is ...

History: In about 450 B.C., the city of Olympia -- where the first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C. -- built a temple to honor the god Zeus. Many considered the Doric-style temple too simple, so a ...

Some of history’s greatest monuments are surrounded by as many legends as the mythical heroes that inspired them. It is no surprise, then, that much of the artistic devotion given to these inspiring ...