Enslaved people built the Roman Empire. Here's how their legacy has survived.

Roman history began in 753 B.C.E., when Romulus killed his twin brother and founded the city that would eventually rule the Mediterranean. That power would be built on slavery. No modern depiction of ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

WATCH: Two Roman-era statues unearthed during infrastructure dig for Israel Railways near Haifa

Two marble statues depicting Greco-Roman figures were unearthed recently in Binyamina-Giv'at Ada, located near Haifa, as part of the Transportation Ministry and Israel Railways “Connecting Israel” ...
Arutz Sheva

Two rare marble statues from the Roman period revealed near Binyamina

Two 1,700-year-old marble statues depicting historical figures from the Greco-Roman world have been discovered inside a wine collection pit of a Roman-Byzantine winepress near Binyamina. The ...
BBC

Sleeping Roman soldier statue approved for park

Louis Smith said the sleeping Roman soldier statue was designed to be "beautiful and respectful" Work is under way to install a statue of a sleeping Roman soldier after the design was approved by ...
BBC

Sleeping Roman soldier statue approved for park

Work is under way to install a statue of a sleeping Roman soldier after the design was approved by councillors. Artist Louis Smith said the public should be able to see the 13ft-long (4m) Sleeping ...
AOL

A Stolen Roman Statue Sat in an American Museum for 58 Years. Until One Bizarre Clue Gave It Away.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Recovering stolen artifacts isn’t easy work. There’s research involved, legal red tape to contend ...
PBS

New Analysis Changes the Identity of a Roman Statue

Once thought an athlete, this Roman statuette may depict a female gladiator in combat pose. Curators long believed this Roman statuette showed a female athlete. But high-resolution imaging reveals ...
Popular Mechanics

Archaeologists Were Digging Through Rubble—and Found the 1,500-Year-Old Head of a Roman Statue

Archeologists working at the Basilica of Saint Stephen in Rome discovered a statue head within the church’s foundation. Located near the Tombe di Via Latina, the carved stone was likely treated as ...
USA Today

Indiana plans to build statue of former basketball coach Bob Knight

Indiana plans to build a permanent bronze statue of former men’s basketball coach and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Knight inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, the Hoosiers’ home arena. The ...
Inside the Hall

IU Athletics announces plans to build statue to honor Bob Knight

IU Athletics has announced plans to build a statue to honor Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight. Here’s the full release from Monday evening: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — IU Athletics is proud to announce plans for ...
Sports Illustrated

Indiana Basketball to Build Bob Knight Statue in Assembly Hall

Indiana basketball announced it will build a bronze statue of late coach Bob Knight in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall's south lobby. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — On the night it honored the 1975-76 unbeaten ...