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Katharine Raff on “Myth & Marble”: Exhibiting the Torlonia Collection in Chicago
Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection (March 15 – June 29, 2025), showcasing 58 extraordinary Roman sculptures ...
The brutal reality of gladiators in Roman Britain
Headless skeletons, feral bears and female fighters – a new British Museum show revolutionises our understanding of life in ...
What’s the Roman salute? Here’s the history of Musk’s controversial hand gesture
The straight-arm gesture was first popularized by the Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini. There’s no evidence of a ...
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What Did Queen Cleopatra Look Like?
As one of history's most famous figures, many stop to wonder what Cleopatra VII Philopator really looked like.
Elon Musk and the history of the ‘Roman salute’
When Elon Musk performed a gesture that many saw as a fascist gesture, his supporters claimed it was a Roman salute. So ...
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‘A masterpiece’: rediscovered Bernini statue arrives at Rijksmuseum
The 72cm terracotta model depicting the mythical sea god Triton offers an important link to the Italian artist’s thought ...
With London Resort plans for Swanscombe Peninsula officially dead, we look at 10 other grand Kent schemes that never came to be
They have included a road bridge across the English Channel linking Dover and Calais, a 200ft carving of Winston Churchill's ...