* The Louvre houses one of the richest collections of antiquities in the world! The Department of Art of Ancient Greece, Etruscans and Ancient Rome is one of the oldest departments of the Louvre. Everyone knows Venus de Milo and Nika of Samothrace, but they are not the only masterpieces of this museum collection. The tour is dedicated to the halls of the Greek and Roman, as well as the Etruscan collections of the museum, starting from the 8th century BC and ending with the fall of the Roman Empire in 476. We will start with the Greek halls of the 8th—7th century BC. We will see a brilliant collection of Cycladic and Mycenaean civilizations, many interesting exhibits of ceramics in geometric and orientalizing styles — household items, ritual figurines, various amphorae, craters and vases, archaic sculpture with its famous cows and kouros. We will continue with Greek classical sculpture, I will tell you about the famous ancient masters, we will talk about the evolution of the sculpture of the human body, about the ideal proportions and canons of beauty of Ancient Greece and Rome, as well as about the female role in society of that time, admire the eternal beauty of Venus de Milo and be inspired by the insane energy of Nika Samothrace, visit the most beautiful hall The Louvre of the Renaissance — a hall with caryatids and admire the expression of sculpture from the Hellenistic era. We will also see the remains of the ancient Parthenon temple and frescoes and mosaics taken from the villas of the lost cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Next, we will take you to Ancient Rome, plunge into the world of this art, talk about Roman values such as Justice, Peace and Order, look at a huge collection of portraits of Roman emperors and their faithful spouses, a little funny dressed and combed according to the fashion of that time. We will finish our tour in the halls of one of the most mysterious civilizations of the ancient world — the Etruscans! The tour is especially recommended for teenagers over 12 years old.