The depiction of a Dionysiac mystery cult now serves as an “exceptional historical document,” allowing us a glimpse into one ...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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After nearly 2,000 years of being covered by volcanic ash, this beautiful fresco gets to see the light of day. It was unveiled at Pompeii recently and depicts the life of Dionysus, the Greek god of ...

After nearly 2,000 years of being covered by volcanic ash, this beautiful fresco gets to see the light of day. It was ...

Archaeologists in a new discovery unearthed a “megalography” in the ruins of Pompeii that has revealed the wilder side of the ...

A rare fresco reveals Pompeii’s hidden cults, while NASA uncovers a strange spiral structure at the edge of our solar system.

Fausto Puglisi took the color palette of Pompeii as his theme, with models dressed in dark red devore velvet and gold ...

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

Roman city of Pompeii in ash and 100 years after the discovery of the Villa of Mysteries, a new fresco has risen from the ...

The extraordinary images that emerged from ash show Dionysian followers dancing and hunting, which are akin to frescoes of the nearby Villa of the Mysteries that were found 100 years ago.

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