The Reality Reports

Discoveries That Changed History: On April 8, 1820, farmers on the Greek island of Melos uncovered something that would forever change our understanding of ancient art.  While digging in their fields, they found the Venus de Milo statue. This armless marble masterpiece, believed to be the goddess Aphrodite, now stands in the Louvre Museum in Paris.  The statue shows how skilled ancient Greek sculptors were at capturing human beauty.