Archaeologists Stunned to Find Statue Heads of the ‘Goddess of Beauty’ and the ‘Deity of Wine’ in Turkey Religious faith reflects a lot about a community's identity. Archaeologists try to trace ...

It was unveiled at Pompeii recently and depicts the life of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, theatre, and celebrations. Archaeologists found it in the Reggio IX area of the ancient Roman city.

Part of the mural depicts female followers of Dionysus — who is also the ancient Greek god of fertility ... the double flute as another puts on a wine sacrifice. At the center, there is a ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices in the ancient city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the ...

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 ...

In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced ...

the god of wine, painted on three sides of a large banquet room. Known as a "megalography" from the Greek for "large painting," the frieze depicts a procession, with Dionysus joined by the ...