At the center of the frieze, next to Dionysus’ companion Silenus, stands a woman. She is on the brink of being initiated into ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, the archaeological site said Wednesday.

According to the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, the frescoes feature life-sized depictions of women dancers in a procession honoring Dionysus ... "Both the frieze in the House of Thiasus and ...

depicts the procession of Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of wine, against walls and columns painted in Pompeiian red. All the figures in the frieze are shown on pedestals, and a second row of ...

The world-famous site said it had excavated in recent weeks a nearly life-size frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine, painted on three sides of a large banquet room.