Archaeologists believe that a wealthy family that enjoyed a rousing lifestyle commissioned the piece to reflect their ...

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.

Archaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in ...

An ancient Roman sarcophagus found in Israel, featuring the Greek god Dionysus and Hercules, looks like a scene straight out ...

Album/DEA Picture Library Fruit of the vineA youthful Dionysus is crowned with grapes in a first-century A.D. marble statue at the Naples Archaeological Museum. ACI/Alamy After his extraordinary ...

(It's in a) very good condition," lead archaeologist Lyudmil Vagalinski said, explaining that the marble statue had been placed in the sewer and covered with dirt, possibly as Christianity was ...

Meanwhile, a victorious Dionysus celebrates with an entourage ... but they were typically found in mosaics, not sculpture. The marble sarcophagus after its preservation. Photo: Shatil Emmanuilov ...