The subject of the statue is from the "Aeneid" by Virgil, the most famous poet of ancient Rome.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

Most agree it is ancient. Some experts say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than one thousand years ago.

VOA: special.2010.05.12

One of the most famous places in ancient Rome was the Circus Maximus.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

The Okefenokee seems primeval. It was formed when waters from an ancient ocean receded and a mammoth sandbar blocked most of the water flow to the sea.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

In Yemen's ancient villages, where most of the people in the country live, there is often not a lot- not a lot of money, not a lot of water, and not a lot to do.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01