EditorialThe Temple of Hercules Victor, situated in the Forum Boarium, which was a bustling commercial center in ancient times, when many Roman merchants were fervent Hercules worshipers, in Rome, April 2023. (Martin Pauer/The New York Times)
EditorialEleventh Labour of Hercules: Apples of the Hesperides. Hercules with mallet and golden apples. Gilded bronze statue. 2nd century B.C. The statue's proportions and strong modeling demonstrate that it was based on Greek models of the 4th century BC. It c...
EditorialView of the Temple of Portunus, formerly believed to be the Temple of Fortuna Virilis, in the Forum Boarium in Rome, with figures trading and carrying goods in the foreground and theTemple of Hercules Victor in the background on the right. Le Temple de...
EditorialView of the Temple of Hercules Victor, previously believed to be the Temple of Vesta, on the left and the Temple of Portunus on the right. Herdsmen and other figures in the foreground, a draughtsman at work beyond and a market in the Forum Boarium in t...