One of these, the 'City Dionysia', a festival of entertainment held in honor of the god Dionysus, featured competitions in music, singing, dance and poetry. And most remarkable of all the winners ...

Paris Olympic organizers apologized Sunday to people offended during a tableau of the opening ceremony that depicted the ...

Plays were performed here regularly, probably on a monthly basis, but during the six-day annual festival in honor of the god Dionysus (called the 'City Dionysia') huge audiences would cram into ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, the archaeological site said Wednesday.