In this book, the German philosopher used the ancient Greek gods Apollo and Dionysus as symbols of two opposing yet ... As ...

Nymphs offer us more than just stories of sexy nature spirits. They can reveal how ancient people thought about their world ...

Spanning three walls of a building—the fourth had been open to a garden—in the so-called Regio IX district, the painting depicts a frieze known as a “megalography,” derived from the Greek for “large ...

Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder side of the ancient Romans. An extremely rare frieze known as a “megalography,” or painting with life-sized figures ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering “lesser known” clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine, Dionysus, in the ...

Archaeologists make 2,000-year-old Pompeii discovery linked to secretive cult and rituals The archaeological find at Pompeii relates to the ancient god known as Dionysus ...

Known as a "megalography" from the Greek for "large painting," the frieze depicts a procession, with Dionysus joined by the bacchantes, his female followers.

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare frieze in Pompeii depicting a ritual honoring Dionysus, the god of wine.

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.