Experts Unearth Rare Life-Size Frescoes in Pompeii, Depict Fierce Women Who Were Part of ‘Mysteries of Dionysus' The ...

The depiction of a Dionysiac mystery cult now serves as an “exceptional historical document,” allowing us a glimpse into one ...

A large-scale fresco in an ancient banquet hall "sheds light on the mysteries of Dionysus in the classical world." ...

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

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 by volcanic ash and lava in A.D. 79, officials ...

Due to forecasts of rain, Sunday's Krewe of Dionysus parade in Slidell has been rescheduled. Don Shea, a krewe member and ...

The 525 women of the Krewe of Selene provided St. Tammany Parish with its final night parade of Carnival 2025 when it rolled ...

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

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

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

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

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices ...