Archaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in mosaics ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient sarcophagus depicting a scene familiar to many today: a drinking game.

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered a Roman sarcophagus in Caesarea, which showing a drinking contest between Dionysus and Hercules. The find is the first of its kind in Israel.

Ancient Roman Coin Treasure Finally Revealed To Public After Being Hidden For Centuries The marble sarcophagus illustrates a drinking scene between Dionysus, the god of wine, and Hercules.

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Archaeologists in Israel have discovered an extremely rare, well-preserved Roman marble sarcophagus which depicts the gods Hercules and Dionysus in a drinking contest.

Archeologists uncovered a sarcophagus with inscriptions depicting an epic drinking battle between the Greek god Dionysus and hero Hercules. According to researchers, Dionysus commonly appeared on ...

“This is the very first time [we’ve found] the Dionysus and Hercules wine competition scene on a burial coffin in our region,” says Nohar Shahar, an archaeologist at the Israel Antiquities ...

but the wine competition scene was much less typical. One of the archeologists said that Dionysus was the obvious winner of the competition. Dionysus is the twice-born Greek god of wine, the son of ...