An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, the archaeological site said Wednesday. A general ...

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 ...

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 ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by volcanic ash and lava in A.D. 79, officials ...

“EXCEPTIONAL” frescos of the Greek god of wine that reveal mystery cult rituals have been unearthed from ancient volcanic ash in Pompeii. Covering three sides of a magnificent banquet hall, the almost ...

Dionysus, the god of fertility, wine and intoxication in Greek mythology, was discovered in the ancient city of Pompeii near Naples, Italy. POMPEII, DISCOVERY OF A ROOM WITH FRESCOES DEPICTING THE ...

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, ...

Credit: Parco archeologico di Pompei/Cover Images A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” ...