An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ...

The depiction of a Dionysiac mystery cult now serves as an “exceptional historical document,” allowing us a glimpse into one ...

The narrative draws from the ancient Greek play The Bacchae, written by Euripides in 405 BCE, wherein Dionysus descends on ...

"Every piece of this process has been revealing itself like an onion. It peels off, and another thing arrives," said the lead ...

Uncovered in what was once a spacious banqueting hall that opened onto a garden, the frieze dates back to the 1st century BC, ...

After nearly 2,000 years of being covered by volcanic ash, this beautiful fresco gets to see the light of day. It was ...

BRATTLEBORO — Vermont Theatre Company aims to immerse audiences in ancient Greece and Dionysian culture when "The Bacchae" is ...

The extraordinary images that emerged from ash show Dionysian followers dancing and hunting, which are akin to frescoes of the nearby Villa of the Mysteries that were found 100 years ago.

The 525 women of the Krewe of Selene provided St. Tammany Parish with its final night parade of Carnival 2025 when it rolled ...

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

Due to forecasts of rain, Sunday's Krewe of Dionysus parade in Slidell has been rescheduled. Don Shea, a krewe member and float lieutenant, said Dionysus will now roll on Friday, Feb. 28.

Dionysus was scheduled to roll on Sunday, but the Slidell Police Department announced that the parade was moved to Friday, February 28. Dionysus will now roll with the Krewe of Selene. Officials ...