Depicted on a tetradrachm, the Olympian Dionysus was the god of wine, an important part of the revelry at Greek feasts. Photograph by Bridgeman/ACI The Greek historian Xenophon recounts in his ...

Dionysus was one of the twelve Olympian deities the ancient Greeks believed ruled over the cosmos. He was the patron god of ...

the god of wine, painted on three sides of a large banquet room. Known as a "megalography" from the Greek for "large painting", the frieze depicts a procession, with Dionysus joined by the ...

It was unveiled at Pompeii recently and depicts the life of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, theatre, and celebrations. Archaeologists found it in the Reggio IX area of the ancient Roman city.

the god of wine, painted on three sides of a large banquet room. Known as a "megalography" from the Greek for "large painting," the frieze depicts a procession, with Dionysus joined by the ...