To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...

In “The Buried City,” a meditation on both the ruins of Pompeii and his life as a pioneering archaeologist, Mr. Zuchtriegel ...

Pompeii, a name synonymous with a moment frozen in time, continues to yield incredible secrets, two thousand years after ...

The journey from Naples to the ruins of Pompeii takes about half an hour on the Circumvesuviana, a train that rattles through a ribbon of land between the base of Mt. Vesuvius, on one side, and ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered a large fresco depicting Dionysiac rituals in an ancient banquet hall. The frieze, dating back to 40s-30s BC, shows a Dionysian procession with bacchantes ...

ROME - 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 ...

A huge fresco depicting a mysterious cult worshiping Dionysus, the god of fertility, wine and intoxication in Greek mythology, was discovered in the ancient city of Pompeii near Naples, Italy.

Secrets of ancient Pompeii revealed in newly discovered frescoes. The artworks provide new clues about the way Pompeii’s residents lived. Crispian Balmer. Thursday 27 February 2025 04:26 GMT.

Rare Frescoes Unearthed in Pompeii Shed Light on Ancient Rituals By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh ...

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 ...

Archaeologists at Pompeii have unearthed a small home featuring at least four frescoes in the Insula dei casti Amanti or House of Chaste Lovers complex, the park announced last week ...