Massive Sarcophagus Depicting 'Drinking Contest' Between Hercules and Dionysus Unearthed in Israel The Israel Antiquities ...

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.

Archaeologists believe that a wealthy family that enjoyed a rousing lifestyle commissioned the piece to reflect their ...

An ancient Roman sarcophagus found in Israel, featuring the Greek god Dionysus and Hercules, looks like a scene straight out ...

have discovered a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus depicting a drinking contest between Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, and the mythical hero Hercules. “This is the very first time [we’ve ...

Newly-uncovered 1,700-year-old marble sarcophagus bears mythological scene of Dionysus and Heracles in a drinking contest.

In it are bacchantes— female followers of the god of hedonism—depicted as hunters and dancers; playful satyrs playing flutes and imbibing wine; as well as a woman, flanked by Dionysus’s ...

Dionysus is depicted as an older man on a sixth-century B.C. plate from the British Museum. Photograph by ACI The son of an immortal god and a mortal princess, Dionysus’ role forged a crucial ...

The world-famous site said it had excavated in recent weeks a nearly life-size frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine, painted on three sides of a large banquet room.