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See the Stunning Frescoes of a Mysterious Dionysian Cult Discovered in Ancient Pompeii
Created more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into ...
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Newly Discovered Frescoes Reveal Ancient Ritual in Pompeii
A century before the ancient city’s destruction, artists adorned the walls of a Pompeii banquet hall with a procession of ...
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Archaeologists In Pompeii Just Uncovered A Banquet Hall Covered In Stunning Red Frescoes That Depict Religious Rituals
The Pompeii Archaeological Park has just announced the discovery of a frescoed banquet hall inside the so-called House of ...
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.
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 ...
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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Unearthed Pompeii Frescoes Reveal Greek Dionysian Rituals from Jesus’s Era
Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered breathtaking frescoes from the 40-30s BC, depicting the Greek god Dionysus and his ...