Incredible new Pompeii find sheds light on secretive ‘sex cult ... In antiquity, various mystery cults existed, not only with regard to Dionysus, but also of Demeter and Isis,” says Zuchtriegel.

Another recent find in Pompeii was a giant fresco representing the Roman god of wine, Dionysus. By 79, Pompeii had a population of 20,000. The eruption lasted for two days.

A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order. More ...

But this time I come as Dionysus the victorious, who will make the earth a day of celebration (Friedrich Nietzsche). 'Constant Wonder,' headlined Il Mattino commenting on the latest extraordinary ...

ROME — 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 ...

A nearly life-size fresco just discovered in Pompeii depicts the initiation rituals of the mystery cult of Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy. The fresco was over 100 years old when the ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered a large fresco depicting Dionysiac rituals in an ancient banquet hall. The frieze, dating back to 40s-30s BC, shows a Dionysian procession with bacchantes ...