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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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Frescoes depicting Dionysiac mysteries unearthed at Pompeii

A major new fresco has been unearthed in Pompeii depicting the procession of the god of wine Dionysus, with hunters, dancers and beautifully dressed women, site authorities announced Tuesday.

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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,

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New frescoes discovered at Pompeii shed light on Bacchanalian mysteries

New frescoes discovered at Pompeii shed light on Bacchanalian mysteries Life-sized Pompeii paintings give new insight into religious practices in the ancient city. READ MORE : Subscribe to our channel.

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Raunchy Paintings Show A Wine-Glugging Cult Of "Wild Women" At Pompeii

Newly discovered frescoes unearthed at Pompeii reveal glimpses of a wine-fueled cult that embraced the "wild, untamable side ...

Very rare paintings depicting the god of wine unearthed in Pompeii 2,000 years after city was buried by ash and lava

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by volcanic ash and lava in A.D. 79, officials ...

How did this man's brain turn to glass? Scientists have a theory

A young man was lying in his bed when a viciously hot cloud of ash swept down from the erupting Mount Vesuvius and turned his ...

Pompeii’s secrets that are only just being uncovered

Ever since archaeologists first discovered the ruins of Pompeii – the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount ...

Vesuvius eruption turned sleeping man’s brain to glass

Shard found inside a skull at Herculaneum was created as a result of a superheated cloud coming from the volcano, scientists ...

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'Extremely rare' paintings unearthed in Pompeii

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in the ancient ...

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