Spanning three walls of a recently excavated banquet hall, the murals shed light on ancient customs associated with the god of wine, festivities, and ecstasy. The Dionysian fresco, dubbed the "house ...

A nearly life-size fresco just discovered in Pompeii depicts the initiation rituals of the mystery cult of Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy. The fresco was over 100 years old when the eruption of ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a series of nearly life-size frescoes spanning three walls of an ancient banquet hall. Set against a ruby-red backdrop, the wall paintings depict female ...

A downright bacchanalian frieze has just been unearthed in Pompeii, one so large it spans three walls of a massive banquet room. Known as a “megalography,” a Greek term for grand painting, the frescos ...

Frieze depicts followers of ancient Greek god Dionysus Fresco dates to 40–30 BC Latest dig began in early 2023 ROME, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized ...

A large, highly decorated bronze lamp found in a ditch near the town of Cortona, central Italy, is significantly older than previously estimated and shows the god Dionysus, a new study published in De ...

An ancient bronze lamp held in the collection of the Etruscan Academy Museum (MAEC) is the subject of a new paper published in De Gruyter’s Etruscan and Italic Studies, re-evaluating its iconography.

A massive bacchanalian frieze spanning three walls has been discovered in a banquet hall in the ancient Roman city Pompeii, the archaeological park announced in a press release. The frescoes depict a ...