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 ...

The historic Church of Saints Theodoros, an emblematic 11th-century monument in the center of Athens, was officially ...

The fresco, dating to 40–30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby Villa of the Mysteries ...

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Rare Frescoes Unearthed in Pompeii Shed Light on Ancient Rituals By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh ...

ROME (Reuters) - 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 ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a hall with a well-preserved large fresco in Pompeii, the Italian city devastated by ...

Dating to between 40 and 30 BC, according to the scientists, the frescoes feature followers of Bacchus, known as bacchantes, depicted as dancers, hunters carrying a slain goat or sword ...

A downright bacchanalian frieze has just been unearthed in Pompeii, one so large it spans three walls of a massive banquet room. Known as a “megalography,” a Greek term for grand painting, the ...

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A major new fresco has been unearthed in Pompeii depicting the procession of the god of wine Dionysus, with hunters, dancers and beautifully dressed women, site authorities announced Tuesday. The near ...