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

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices ...

The House of Thiasus got its name from the “thiasos,” or sacred procession, of Dionysus. The fresco matches the Second Style ...

A downright bacchanalian frieze has just been unearthed in Pompeii, one so large it spans three walls of a massive banquet ...

Mardi Gras weekend is finally here, and there are dozens of Carnival parades rolling across New Orleans. Below you can find ...

A new 50-room villa complete with stunning frescoes presenting the cult of Dionysus was found in Pompeii in what is regarded ...

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

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in the ancient ...

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

Perperikon, the ancient city of stone in the hills of Bulgaria, may have been the site where the temple of Dionysus was built ...

The Krewe of Dionysus parade in Slidell, set for Sunday, will now roll on Friday, Feb. 28, due to expected bad weather on ...