'Extremely rare' paintings unearthed in Pompeii

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

New Dionysus Cult Fresco Revealed in Pompeii - Archaeology Magazine

Fresco depicting a woman initiate in the cult of Dionysus, Pompeii, Italy POMPEII, ITALY—Reuters reports that an extraordinary new fresco was found during recent excavations of a house in Regio IX of Pompeii. The incredible painting features nearly life-size figures in a continuous scene that cover three walls of a spacious banquet room. The artwork, which is similar to the famous fresco at Pompeii’s Villa of the Mysteries and dates to between 4…

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

The friezes are over 2,000 years old, but still gloriously vivid.

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

"It is an exceptional historical document," said Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli.

Rare Frescoes Unearthed in Pompeii Shed Light on Ancient Rituals

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Frescoes discovered at Pompeii shed light on Bacchanalian mysteries

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