Ancient Origins

Rare Wooden Hercules Statue Emerges from Roman Refuse Pit in Ibiza

A remarkable wooden sculpture depicting the mythological hero Hercules has emerged from an ancient refuse pit on the Spanish island of Ibiza, impressing archaeologists with its state of preservation.
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Statue of Herakles seated on a rock, Imperial, 1st or 2nd A.D. Roman; adaptation of a Greek statue of the late 4th or early 3rd century B.C, Marble, Metropolitan Museum of Art ...

... View the Schwartz Artworks Statue of Herakles seated on a rock, Imperial, 1st or 2nd A.D. Roman; adaptation of a Greek statue of the late 4th or early 3rd century ...
Greek Reporter

2,000-Year-Old Wooden Statue of Hercules Discovered in Ibiza, Spain

Archaeologists in Ibiza, Spain have uncovered a rare 2,000-year-old wooden statue of Hercules preserved in a Roman-era refuse ...
Artnet

Archaeologists Digging in an Ancient Greek City Uncovered a Monumental 2,000-Year-Old Statue of Hercules

Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old statue of the Roman God Hercules at the site of the ancient Greek city of Philippi in Northern Greece. Philippi has long been believed to be one of the ...
CU Boulder News & Events

Greek Art & Archaeology M.A. Reading List

The monuments and artifacts represented in the slide identification portion of the M.A. comprehensive exam will be those illustrated in these texts. Students should demonstrate advanced knowledge and ...
JSTOR Daily

The Drunken Herakles a New Angle on an Unstable Subject

Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens This author's debt to both Virginia Grace and Dorothy Thompson seems past measuring as he recalls the help, inspiration, and ...