When Giovanni Torlonia and his son Alessandro were building the collection, it was common practice to repair ancient statuary ...

Perga’s was once a key sculpture-producing location for the entire Roman Empire ... were more striking than a 6.5-foot-tall statue of Aphrodite (the Greek goddess of love and beauty) sitting ...

She therefore combined the duties of several Roman goddesses, including Cybele, Aphrodite and Demeter. The trade and travel that was integral to the Roman Empire made it easy for the worship of ...

Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the biggest prize ... They adopted the images of both the Greek gods Aphrodite and Dionysus, and their Egyptian counterparts ...

Unusually for a a sacred site, this sculpture was dedicated to Fundilia ... much frequented by the Roman emperors. Diana had a close affinity with slaves, her feast day on 13th August being ...

Credit: Paolo Reda / REDA / Universal Images Group via Getty Images "The notion of a Roman sculpture show might ... But you'll also see a crouching Aphrodite, and Odysseus evading harm by clinging ...