The new Pompeian frescoes are captivated by their detail and depth, depicting mysterious practices of the cult of Dionysus on a monumental scale. Researchers consider this one of the most significant discoveries in recent years,

Created more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into secret rituals conducted in the Roman city

The new Pompeian frescoes captivate with their detail and depth, depicting the mysterious practices of the cult of Dionysus on a monumental scale. Researchers believe this is one of the most important discoveries of recent years,

Archaeologists exploring what Pompeii was like before it was famously destroyed by Mount Vesuvius have made a huge discovery after finding evidence of secret cults and rituals. It has been almost 2,000 years that the ancient Italian city of Pompeii, near Naples in Italy, was completely destroyed after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

The House of Thiasus got its name from the “thiasos,” or sacred procession, of Dionysus. The fresco matches the Second Style of Pompeian wall painting, which was prevalent between the 40s and 30s BC. This means the painting had already existed for over a century when the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD buried it under ash and pumice.

A series of frescoes spanning three walls of an ancient banquet hall was recently discovered in Pompeii. The enormous, extremely […]

The narrative draws from the ancient Greek play The Bacchae, written by Euripides in 405 BCE, wherein Dionysus descends on Thebes seeking retribution for slander against him. The

Huge frescoes depicting the ancient god of wine Dionysus have been unearthed at Pompeii in what has been hailed as a major archaeological breakthrough. The frieze has been discovered in a spacious banqueting room in Insula 10,