Hopes for a Happy Hereafter
How did ancient Italians think about death and the afterlife?
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All Posts by David Saunders
I’m associate curator in the Department of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Exhibitions I’ve curated include Aphrodite and the Gods of Love, The Golden Graves of Ancient Vani, and Apollo from Pompeii: Investigating an Ancient Bronze. Exhibitions aside, my main research interests lie with ancient Greek vase-painting and the history of restorations.
Plato’s Academy Awards (or, What the Ancient Greeks Have to Do with the Oscars)
What do the ancient Greeks have to do with the Oscars?
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Three Ways to Avoid the Freeways: Transport Advice from Apulian Vases
Sick of driving? Hitch a ride on these mythical creatures.
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If Statues Could Talk…
There’s a new emperor in town—an 8-foot-tall bronze Tiberius, to be exact.
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Getty Voices: The Search for Cyrus
Depictions of Cyrus the Great of ancient Persia
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Getty Voices: Understanding the Cyrus Cylinder
Ten facts about the Cyrus Cylinder.
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Has History Got Roman Emperor Tiberius All Wrong?
Outrageous criminal or misunderstood victim? A new exhibition finds the man behind the scandal.
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A Winged Chariot, Wilshire Boulevard, and a Shipwreck: The Travels of Triptolemos
Retracing the travels of a beautiful Greek vase, from Naples to England to Los Angeles by way of a near miss with the sea floor
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(Re)Discovering Tiberius
Newly cleaned and conserved at the Getty Villa, this monumental Roman statue will go on view October 16.
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Is That Available as an e-Book? Scrolling through an Ancient Text
An ancient depiction of a classroom and the mysterious marked letters on a scroll; but what do these letters mean?
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“Not Like a Coward”: Remembering a Warrior’s Death
An ancient Greek gravestone preserves the memory and courage of warrior Pollis.
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A Roman Emperor Sojourns at the Getty Villa
Meet Tiberius, the over-life-size bronze sculpture of a Roman emperor.
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