Rome welcomes 25 sculptures that shed light on Ancient Greece | Art & Culture

Italy and Greece are joining country to showcase 25 masterpieces that shed light on ancient Greece. The exhibit, titled Classicism in Europe, is taking place in Rome's Palazzo del Quirinal. The main point is that with this collaboration, both Greece and Italy want to show that the shared values of this ancient civilization, which in essence was born from these two countries, are values that shaped modern Europe. The first value is the sense of calling out injustices. The second one is discovering democracy. These are the highlights and basis of the classic civilization. The protagonist of the exhibit is this piece titled Mourning Athena. The statue depicts the goddess of war and wisdom after a battle. It dates back to the 5th century AD. Even though no one knows who sculpted it, it's a very popular piece. It shows a goddess who has abandoned her royal scepter but still keeps her spear. The question of course is why. Well, it's because she represents that after all, great victories can be reversed. It's necessary to stand up for things that have a high price. This is the first time that this famous piece and 24 others have left the Acropolis Museum in Athens. The exhibit will stay open until July so that visitors can find out what they have in common with the first Europeans.