A room-sized, 3D diorama at the National Archeological Museum of Naples in Italy, depicts the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

Running through the center of the city, it was one of Pompeii's busiest roads, lined with shops, bars, and houses. Here, archaeologists uncovered the house of a rich baker. Today, it's known as ...

Now, archeologists have uncovered a sensational fresco in Pompeii depicting a mysterious cult of raving, intoxicated women. Found at the newly-excavated House of Thiasus, the wall art depicts ...

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 ...

But this time I come as Dionysus the victorious, who will make the earth a day of celebration (Friedrich Nietzsche).

Located in Regio IX of Pompeii, the residence housing the frieze has been named Casa del Tiaso, or House of Thiasus—the “thiasus” regularly being associated with Dionysus’s retinue and ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a nearly life-size fresco, or megalography, depicting the Dionysiac procession in an ...

An almost life-size frieze, or a 'megalography', has emerged which runs around three sides of the room. The cycle of ...

Ever since archaeologists first discovered the ruins of Pompeii – the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 – its stories and secrets have captivated locals, tourists ...

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Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a remarkable life-size fresco depicting a mysterious cult linked to Dionysus, the ancient Greek and Roman god of wine, fertility, and ritual ecstasy. The ...

Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder side of the ancient Romans. An extremely rare frieze known as a “megalography,” or painting with life-sized figures, has been ...