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See the Stunning Frescoes of a Mysterious Dionysian Cult Discovered in Ancient Pompeii
Set against a ruby-red backdrop, the wall paintings depict female followers of Dionysus—the Greek god of wine and ...
Want to be Alone With a Rembrandt and a Queen? Here’s Your Chance.
A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some ...
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Archaeologists Found a Life-Size Fresco of a Mysterious Cult in Pompeii
Dated to between 40 and 30 B.C. at the time of the eruption, it depicts the initiation ritual necessitated to enter the cult, ...
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Paintings Depicting Grape Harvesting Scenes Discovered in Villa Cuomo, Buried by the Same Eruption That Destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
Villa Cuomo, an archaeological gem discovered in 1974 in the town of Sant’Antonio Abate, continues to reveal its secrets.
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Pompeii had a secret CULT for 'raving, intoxicated women', archaeologists say
Now, archeologists have uncovered a sensational fresco in Pompeii depicting a mysterious cult of raving, intoxicated women. Found at the newly-excavated House of Thiasus, the wall art depicts ...
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Archaeologists Found a Life-Size Fresco of a Mysterious Cult in Pompeii
it depicts the initiation ritual necessitated to enter the cult, a process known as the Mysteries of Dionysus. “Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality ...