The depiction of a Dionysiac mystery cult now serves as an “exceptional historical document,” allowing us a glimpse into one ...
Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a nearly life-size fresco, or megalography, depicting the Dionysiac procession in an ...
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Rare fresco discovered in Pompeii shows type of woman who 'breaks free from male order to dance freely, go hunting and eat raw meat in the mountains'Archaeologists at Pompeii have discovered an enormous, extremely rare wall painting depicting an ancient mystery cult, at the ...
Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices ...
In the center of it all, a clothed woman awaits her initiation into the cult. Pompeii is full of colorful frescoes, but this one is particularly rare. The only other large wall painting depicting ...
After nearly 2,000 years of being covered by volcanic ash, this beautiful fresco gets to see the light of day. It was ...
A downright bacchanalian frieze has just been unearthed in Pompeii, one so large it spans three walls of a massive banquet ...
Uncovered in what was once a spacious banqueting hall that opened onto a garden, the frieze dates back to the 1st century BC, ...
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 ...
In the shadow of Mt Vesuvius, Pompeii's buried wonders are still emerging. A newly found fresco offers a tantalising glimpse ...
Archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed a rare depiction of initiation rites into a secret female cult that centred on ...
Fausto Puglisi took the color palette of Pompeii as his theme, with models dressed in dark red devore velvet and gold ...
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