Massive Sarcophagus Depicting 'Drinking Contest' Between Hercules and Dionysus Unearthed in Israel The Israel Antiquities ...

Archaeologists working in the sun-drenched sands of Caesarea, a coastal town in northern Israel, have uncovered a striking piece of Roman funerary art: a marble sarcophagus etched with a mythological ...

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

A marble sarcophagus discovered in Israel shows the Greek god Dionysus and Hercules in a rare Roman-era scene. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority An ancient Roman sarcophagus carved with a vivid ...

“This is the very first time [we’ve found] the Dionysus and Hercules wine competition ... dig site when someone suddenly saw the tip of a marble object. “[We] stood around excitedly, and ...

This marble became the primary material for some of ancient Greece’s most iconic temples and statues. Yet, the discovery goes beyond just the raw material; it reveals that Paros was not only a ...

As IAA experts examined the sarcophagus more closely, they determined that the Roman-era marble coffin depicted more than just Hercules. The hero was seemingly engaged in a drinking contest with the ...

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J., May 27. -- The statue of Agnes Gilkerson was destroyed to-day. The work was done by the men employed in the mills at Smithville under the direction of Capt. Elton J. Smith ...

A spectacular find, and the first of its kind in Israel: A Roman period marble sarcophagus (coffin) was uncovered, upon which was sculpted a special scene of the drinking contest between Dionysus ...