Archaeologists determined that the main theme of the work was of Dionysus and Ariadne, whose union is one of the best-known Greek myths. View on euronews ...
The Dionysian fresco, dubbed the "house of Thiasos" by archaeologists, was unearthed from a banquet hall amid excavations to Insula 10 Regio IX in Pompeii. (all images courtesy Parco Archeologico di ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Restorers in Pompeii meticulously assembling thousands of fragile plaster fragments to rebuild a 2,000-year-old vaulted ceiling.
Pompeii is easily the most recognizable Ancient Roman city. Perfectly preserved after the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, the city is now a popular tourist hub. While the city's streets, ...
This weekend marked the reopening of Pompeii’s Villa of Mysteries after two years and €900,000 ($973,600) worth of careful restorations to the building’s ancient frescoes and mosaics. The villa is one ...
Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered a large fresco depicting Dionysiac rituals in an ancient banquet hall. The frieze, dating back to 40s-30s BC, shows a Dionysian procession with bacchantes, satyrs, ...