A room-sized, 3D diorama at the National Archeological Museum of Naples in Italy, depicts the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...
"In 100 years' time, today will be remembered as historic because the discovery we are presenting is historic." Archaeologists excavating at the doomed Roman city of Pompeii, which was destroyed by ...
A large-scale fresco in an ancient banquet hall "sheds light on the mysteries of Dionysus in the classical world." ...
Researchers uncover that ancient Greek statues were not just painted and dressed but also perfumed, adding a new dimension to ...
Today, Pompeii is famous for being the site of a ... It features more than 90 artifacts, such as statues, sculptures, frescoes, cookware, funerary objects and jewelry. Visitors will also be ...
The depiction of a Dionysiac mystery cult now serves as an “exceptional historical document,” allowing us a glimpse into one ...
The archaeologists at Pompeii also note that a characteristic element of the fresco is that all the figures stand on painted pedestals, like statues, but are rendered in full color and shaded as t ...
An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ...
BEST OF 2021: Within the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, in a room known as the 'Secret Chamber', is a unique collection of erotic art, found perfectly preserved in the ruins of Pompeii ...