A statue of the emperor Claudius as the god Jupiter, now at the ancient Roman altar known as the Ara Pacis, was used as a model for the pose and draping, which was originally in bronze.

Jupiter is known as the king of gods in Roman mythology and, at the time of their empire, was the ultimate symbol of power, ...

A gargantuan gold-and-ivory statue of the god Zeus—some 40 feet high—dazzled the ancient world when it was built in the 5th century B.C. After standing for 8 centuries, it disappeared, and its ...

Mexican authorities have slapped a “closure” order on a 10-foot tall aquatic statue of the Greek god of the sea Poseidon that was erected in May in the Gulf of Mexico just off the beach in the ...

Archaeologists near Bulgaria’s southeastern border with Greece uncovered a nearly 7-foot statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes during a dig this week.

Romans also had a set of public gods, such as Jupiter and Mars. State worship was much more formal: ... Each god needed an image – usually a statue or relief in stone or bronze ...

09/06/2023 September 6, 2023. When the Romans first settled in Cologne, they also brought along their religion with them, contributing to a potpourri of gods and traditions.

Historians believe the original statue depicted the god Jupiter, before Constantine had it rededicated to himself.

Experts Recreate Looming 43-Foot-Tall Statue of Constantine ... recent research indicates that the ancient sculpture was reworked from another large-scale statue, which depicted the god Jupiter.

A team of archeologists found a well-preserved statue of the Roman god Hercules The artifact, which was found at a site in the ancient city of Philippi, dates to about 2,000 years ago ...