Dionysus could bring holy ecstasy to his followers and cruel revenge to his foes. Associated with rebirth, he shaped religious practices across the Mediterranean until the dawn of Christianity.

Professor Bettany Hughes investigates the story of Bacchus, god of wine and revelry, travelling to Georgia, Jordan and Greece to discover his origins. Show more Professor Bettany Hughes ...

The iconic ancient dinosaur carries its passengers in fine wine kegs, befitting of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine! First appeared back in 1972. Baby Kong.

A gigantic frieze has just been discovered in Pompeii. Richly coloured, it depicts a wealth of information about the mysterious rituals surrounding the god Bacchus. As a luxury spa complex was ...

One may recall from those tedious classes in Ancient World Cultures that Bacchus was the Roman god of wine. ... The Church of Bacchus ceased in 1840 when Ephraim Lyon passed away.

Ancient figurines of the Egyptian god Osiris and the Roman god Bacchus were unearthed in a village in eastern Poland, where such artifacts are rarely found. The artifacts belonged to a woman who ...

The Greek Dionysus and the Roman Bacchus are functionally the same god, but there are a few key differences. Dionysus—a noble, youthful figure in myth and classical literature—is usually ...