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See the Stunning Frescoes of a Mysterious Dionysian Cult Discovered in Ancient Pompeii

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a series of nearly life-size frescoes spanning three walls of an ancient banquet hall. Set against a ruby-red backdrop, the wall paintings depict female followers of Dionysus—the Greek god of wine and ecstasy—engaged in secretive cult rituals.

LADbible · 12h

Archaeologists make 2,000-year-old Pompeii discovery linked to secretive cult and rituals

Archaeologists exploring what Pompeii was like before it was famously destroyed by Mount Vesuvius have made a huge discovery after finding evidence of secret cults and rituals. It has been almost 2,000 years that the ancient Italian city of Pompeii, near Naples in Italy, was completely destroyed after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

Reuters · 1d

Rare frescoes unearthed in Pompeii shed light on ancient rituals

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 Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said on Wednesday.

Pink Floyd’s Monumental ‘Pompeii’ Film to Be Re-Released

Yahoo · 5h

‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii’ — Where to Preorder the Live Album

Coinciding with the rerelease of the remastered film, the album will be available as a standalone record for the first time

Rolling Stone · 1h

Pink Floyd’s Monumental ‘Pompeii’ Film to Be Re-Released as IMAX Film This Spring

The band is releasing a six-minute clip of “Echoes,” the monumental 25-minute epic that bookends the film in two parts. It shows guitarist David Gilmour and keyboardist Rick Wright sharing vocal duties as the band,

Variety on MSN · 1d

‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii’ Restored Concert Film to Get Imax Release, in Conjunction With First-Time Stand-Alone Live Album

A remastered and remixed 'Pink Floyd at Pompeii' film will revisit Imax and other screens this spring, accompanied by a stand-alone live album.

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Never-before-seen series of ancient paintings dug up in Pompeii provide clues on rituals tied to Greek god

The extraordinary images that emerged from ash show Dionysian followers dancing and hunting, which are akin to frescoes of the nearby Villa of the Mysteries that were found 100 years ago.

Live Science on MSN1d

Rare fresco discovered in Pompeii shows type of woman who 'breaks free from male order to dance freely, go hunting and eat raw meat in the mountains'

Archaeologists at Pompeii have discovered an enormous, extremely rare wall painting depicting an ancient mystery cult, at the ...

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‘Exceptional’ Pompeii frescos of Greek booze god & mystery rituals from Jesus’s time unearthed from ancient volcanic ash

EXCEPTIONAL” frescos of the Greek god of wine that reveal mystery cult rituals have been unearthed from ancient volcanic ash ...

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Roberto Cavalli ignites Milan runway with fiery creations inspired by ancient Pompeii

Fausto Puglisi offered a grand tour of Pompeii in his latest collection for Roberto Cavalli presented Thursday during Milan ...

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Very rare paintings depicting the god of wine unearthed in Pompeii 2,000 years after city was buried by ash and lava

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by volcanic ash and lava in A.D. 70, officials ...