The theft is a serious loss for the country's cultural heritage, which had already sustained extensive damage during a long ...

“Of all the works of antiquity that escaped destruction,” German archaeologist and art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann once said of the Apollo Belvedere, a beloved sculpture from the Vatican ...

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Investigators believe the theft of ancient Roman-era statues from Syria's national museum was likely the work of an ...

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Ancient Egyptian and Roman sculptures have been discovered in Kluczkowice, a small village in eastern Poland. Experts spent a year confirming their authenticity and determining how they got there.

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Roman-era statues have been stolen from the National Museum of Damascus by thieves, officials said on Tuesday. The break-in ...

Investigators believe the theft of several ancient Roman statues from Syria’s National Museum in Damascus was likely the work ...

Investigators believe that the theft of several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era from Syria’s national museum was likely the work of an individual, not an organized gang, officials said on ...