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 ...

An ancient Roman statue of Athena, unseen for almost three centuries, resurfaces in Chicago after an acquisition by Halsted A ...

A Roman statue of the Greek goddess Athena reemerged in Chicago after almost three centuries after it was acquired from a ...

Augustus had outlived his preferred heirs - his two grandsons. So when he died, it was his son-in-law, Tiberius, who became emperor. Tiberius knew he was not first choice. So did everybody else.

The statue, now known as the Halsted Athena, portrays the goddess wearing a warrior’s helmet, her hand extended outward as if ...

Ovid’s playful poetry made him a favorite among Rome’s elite, but angered Emperor Augustus. Just as he was ... A good start in life Like many Roman writers, Ovid was born outside Rome, to ...

This is the Emperor Augustus. He has recently ... part of Rome - and then turned the Roman Republic into his personal empire. Across that empire, statues of the new ruler would now be erected.

The villa contains huge elaborate pillars, ancient pots known as amphora that likely held wine and even a statue ... years of the Roman Empire.' Augustus was the first Roman emperor and led ...

This is the Emperor Augustus. He has recently ... part of Rome - and then turned the Roman Republic into his personal empire. Across that empire, statues of the new ruler would now be erected.