The famous armless statue of Venus, or Aphrodite, was first discovered in CE times (in 1820 CE) in what ancient city ruins?
Venus de Milo Venus de Milo The Aphrodite of Milos (, "Aphroditi tis Milou"), better but mistakenly known as the Venus de Milo, is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. Initially it was attributed to the sculptor Praxiteles, however from an inscription that was on its plinth, the statue is thought to be the work of Alexandros of Antioch. Created sometime between 130 and 100 BC, the statue is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty; however, some scholars claim it is the sea-goddess Amphitrite, venerated on Milos. It is
Kingdom of Ce Kingdom of Ce The Kingdom of Ce (c. 1 - 900 AD) was a legendary ancient Pictish kingdom in Scotland. The author of the Pictish Chronicle records that the kingdom was formed after the division of Alba among the seven sons of Cruithne. Ce was the first and eponymous king, and his reign lasted fifteen years. Some sources dispute this, giving him a reign of eleven, twelve or twenty years. The kingdom of Ce encompassed Banff, Buchan, and other areas of Aberdeenshire, such as the region now known as Mar. After the Roman period, a number of Pictish kingdoms formed