The new Pompeian frescoes are captivated by their detail and depth, depicting mysterious practices of the cult of Dionysus on ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a nearly life-size fresco, or megalography, depicting the Dionysiac procession in an ...

The depiction of a Dionysiac mystery cult now serves as an “exceptional historical document,” allowing us a glimpse into one ...

Archaeologists in a new discovery unearthed a “megalography” in the ruins of Pompeii that has revealed the wilder side of the ...

Located in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say it's the earliest ...

A room-sized, 3D diorama at the National Archeological Museum of Naples in Italy, depicts the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

Today, the Pompeii Archaeological Park has published a new e-journal titled Rubbish and Public Memory at the Stabian Gate: ...

Two thousand years on, scholars still don’t agree on the day the destruction of Pompeii began. Two new studies only fan the ...

Just a few more hours of waiting, and before noon in the Spadolini Hall in Rome, the Italian Capital of Culture 2027 will be ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

Image 1 of 5 The frieze portrays the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine. (Archaeological Park of Pompeii) The center of the frieze shows a woman with an old Silenus who holds a torch ...