Roman religion was split in two ... of war), Mercury (god of trade and messenger of the gods) and Bacchus (god of grapes and wine production). Romans also believed that many of their gods had ...

In several graves, ancient curse tablets known as defixio have been found, calling upon gods to punish various wrongdoers, ...

Professor Bettany Hughes investigates the story of Bacchus, god of wine, revelry, theatre and excess, travelling to Georgia, Jordan, Greece and Britain to discover his origins and his presence in ...

Italian officials are trying to identify a young woman who was filmed kissing, humping, and grinding against a statue of Bacchus, the God of wine and sensuality, in Florence over the weekend.

The mosaic depicts the four seasons and scenes from Roman mythology, which are associated with Bacchus, the god of wine and fertility. Only three of the original four corner roundels, depicting ...

Mark your calendar for Feb. 20. That’s the date Bacchus will drop both a new a la carte dinner menu and a separate bar menu.

Bacchus is the Roman God of agriculture, wine and fertility, equivalent to the Greek god Dionysus. The original sculpture is kept in a museum, as it was first created in the 1560s. The replica ...