The composition recalls the ancient Greek play The Bacchae, written by Euripides in 405 B.C.E., noted Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. The tragedy sees Dionysus ...

Archaeologists excavating at the doomed Roman city of Pompeii, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., ... Featured Pompeii Frescoes Depicting Dionysus Rituals.

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 ...

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 ...

The continuing discoveries at Pompeii 05:42. 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 ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering “lesser known” clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine, Dionysus, in the ...

The room has been named the House of Thiasus, a reference to the Greek word for the procession of devotees of Dionysus, the archaeological park said in the statement. It will open to the public ...

It's been left unseen for more than 2,000 years, buried under volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Now, archeologists have uncovered a sensational fresco in Pompeii depicting a ...

The continuing discoveries at Pompeii 05:42. Archaeologists in Pompeii unearthed a rare tiny home while excavating the site of the ancient Italian city, officials said.