Roman generals “were ... on a different meaning. A marble statue of Pauline Bonaparte (sister to Napoleon Bonaparte) as Venus Victrix celebrates the goddess’ prowess in matters of the heart.

The Halsted A&A Foundation has acquired a 1st-century Roman statue of the ancient Greek goddess Athena ... including the so-called Jenkins Venus.) The Halsted curator Karen Manchester notes ...

The original statue would have been about half life-size and was probably intended to be of Fortuna, the goddess of good fortune, who was often worshipped by soldiers in the Roman army.