A downright bacchanalian frieze has just been unearthed in Pompeii, one so large it spans three walls of a massive banquet ...

The images portrayed depict vibrant scenes from the retinue of ... suggesting that she is an initiate in the mysteries of Dionysus. These ceremonies, characteristic of the mystery cults of Antiquity, ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ...

Uncovered in what was once a spacious banqueting hall that opened onto a garden, the frieze dates back to the 1st century BC, ...

Archaeologists exploring what Pompeii was like before it was famously destroyed by Mount Vesuvius have made a huge discovery ...

The extraordinary images that emerged from ash show Dionysian followers dancing and hunting, which are akin to frescoes of the nearby Villa of the Mysteries that were found 100 years ago.

Fausto Puglisi took the color palette of Pompeii as his theme, with models dressed in dark red devore velvet and gold ...

The new Pompeian frescoes are captivated by their detail and depth, depicting mysterious practices of the cult of Dionysus on ...

Known as a "megalography" from the Greek for "large painting," the frieze depicts a procession, with Dionysus joined by the bacchantes ... while releasing several images of the discoveries. The frieze ...

All the figures in the frieze are shown on pedestals, and a second row of images above the human figures ... word for the procession of devotees of Dionysus, the archaeological park said in ...

Archaeologists working in Pompeii have unearthed a series of rare, almost life-size frescoes. The discovery provides new clues into the religious life of the city before its destruction by the ...