When it comes to ancient Roman imperial architecture, most people usually have a mental image of white marble statues, columns, or slabs. While it is true that many buildings and squares at that ...

Its semi-translucent, snow-white marble earned ... were sculpted from marble slabs sourced on Paros. A prized resource, the marble was mined both for Delos’ famous statues and as a trading ...

The pristine white marble of Greek and Roman statues wasn't always such a blank canvas. To highlight their colourful past, two historians are reconstructing ancient statues to convey just how ...