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

"EXCEPTIONAL" frescos of the Greek god of wine that reveal mystery cult rituals have been unearthed ... POMPEII was once a very prosperous ancient Roman city on the Gulf of Naples, in Italy's ...

"EXCEPTIONAL" frescos of the Greek god of wine that reveal mystery cult rituals have been unearthed ... Vesuvius erupted and completely buried the Roman city under a thick carpet of ash, killing ...

An almost life-size frieze, or a 'megalography', has emerged which runs around three sides of the room. The cycle of paintings shed light on the mysteries of Bacchus, the Roman version of Dionysus — ...

They were known as 'mystery cults' because their secrets could only ... has given unparalleled insight into Roman life. Archaeologists are continually uncovering more from the ash-covered city.

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An ancient human tooth belonging to a child and stunning figurines were recently uncovered at the Acropolis of Amphipolis.

In Britain, archaeologists have found Iranian and Egyptian beads, Scandinavian amber items, Aegean metalwork, Cypriot and ...

Archaeologists digging near the ancient city of Tenea in Greece have unearthed a monumental tomb complex housing precious ...

“These were mystery cults, so what they did remains a mystery ... insights into what worship of Dionysus, also known as the ...