Created more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices ...

Better known among local residents as the Church of Saint Paraskeva, the church hides a rare depiction of the White Angel—a ...

A downright bacchanalian frieze has just been unearthed in Pompeii, one so large it spans three walls of a massive banquet ...

An almost life-size frieze, or a 'megalography', has emerged which runs around three sides of the room. The cycle of ...

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In the center of it all, a clothed woman awaits her initiation into the cult. Pompeii is full of colorful frescoes, but this one is particularly rare. The only other large wall painting depicting ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have unveiled rare, life-sized frescoes offering insights into the ancient city's religious practices. The frescoes depict initiation rites of Dionysus, featuring vivid ...

"In 100 years' time, today will be remembered as historic because the discovery we are presenting is historic." ...

Dating to between 40 and 30 BC, according to the scientists, the frescoes feature followers of Bacchus, known as bacchantes, depicted as dancers, hunters carrying a slain goat or sword ...