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

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 ...

If a Google search for "Dionysus" brought you here rather than to information on the hit song from South Korean K-pop megastars BTS, whoops! But also, welcome — let's find out why the ancient Greek ...

What makes this find particularly fascinating is that the stone features a relief of Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of wine. This discovery provides a rare glimpse into the region's historical ...

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“This is the very first time we find the Dionysus and Hercules wine competition scene on a burial coffin in our region,” says Nohar Shahar. “While processions of the wine god Dionysus are a ...

Rather, the performance is a nod to a pagan celebration featuring Dionysus, the Greek god of fertility, wine and revelry. Portrayed at the Olympics by French singer and actor Philippe Katerine, ...

The continuing discoveries at Pompeii 05:42. An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried ...

This is the first time we are finding the scene of the wine contest between the god Dionysus and Hercules on a sarcophagus in our region,' said archaeologist Nohar Shahar.

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by volcanic ash and lava in A.D. 79 ...