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See the Stunning Frescoes of a Mysterious Dionysian Cult Discovered in Ancient Pompeii

Created more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into secret rituals conducted in the Roman city

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Rare frescoes unearthed in Pompeii shed light on ancient rituals

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices in the ancient city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said on Wednesday.

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Newly Discovered Frescoes Reveal Ancient Ritual in Pompeii

A century before the ancient city’s destruction, artists adorned the walls of a Pompeii banquet hall with a procession of Dionysian revelers. Brightly colored and nearly life-sized, the newly identified fresco figures dance,

Secrets of female cult devoted to god of ecstasy unearthed at Pompeii

Archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed a rare depiction of initiation rites into a secret female cult that centred on ...

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Archaeologists In Pompeii Just Uncovered A Banquet Hall Covered In Stunning Red Frescoes That Depict Religious Rituals

The Pompeii Archaeological Park has just announced the discovery of a frescoed banquet hall inside the so-called House of ...

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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Frescoes Depicting a Mysterious Ritual

A downright bacchanalian frieze has just been unearthed in Pompeii, one so large it spans three walls of a massive banquet ...

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Never-before-seen series of ancient paintings dug up in Pompeii provide clues on rituals tied to Greek god

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.

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