An ancient Roman sarcophagus found in Israel, featuring the Greek god Dionysus and Hercules, looks like a scene straight out of a movie.

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered a Roman sarcophagus in Caesarea, which showing a drinking contest between Dionysus ...

This sarcophagus offers an unusual perspective of the idea of death—not as an end, but as the beginning of a new path.” ...

Ancient Carving Shows Greek God Besting Roman Hero in ... the Greek god of wine, and the legendary Roman hero, Hercules.

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.

Archaeologists have discovered two temples, one buried atop the other, in the ancient megacity of Girsu in Iraq. One temple is linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great.

Ancient Romans had their own origin story involving Hercules. In Book 9 of Ovid’s Metamorphoses , the river god Achelous describes transforming into a bull during a battle with Hercules, who ...