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See the Stunning Frescoes of a Mysterious Dionysian Cult Discovered in Ancient Pompeii

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a series of nearly life-size frescoes spanning three walls of an ancient banquet hall. Set against a ruby-red backdrop, the wall paintings depict female followers of Dionysus—the Greek god of wine and ecstasy—engaged in secretive cult rituals.

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Frescoes Depicting a Mysterious Ritual Linked to the Cult of Dionysus Discovered at Pompeii

The narrative draws from the ancient Greek play The Bacchae, written by Euripides in 405 BCE, wherein Dionysus descends on Thebes seeking retribution for slander against him. The

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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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‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii’ Restored Concert Film to Get Imax Release, in Conjunction With First-Time Stand-Alone Live Album

A remastered and remixed 'Pink Floyd at Pompeii' film will revisit Imax and other screens this spring, accompanied by a stand-alone live album.

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‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII’ 1972 Movie to Hit Theaters, IMAX in Spring in Digitally Remastered, 4K Update

The film preceded the release of the psychedelic warriors’ landmark 1973 Dark Side of the Moon album, with the band setting up in the ruins of the ancient Roman Amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy in October 1971 for a gig without an audience. It was the first live concert set in one of the oldest surviving amphitheaters in the world, built in 70 B.C.

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Pink Floyd’s ‘Pompeii’ Coming To IMAX, Vinyl

On April 24, a digitally remastered version of the movie will be beamed into standard and IMAX theaters around the world.

Archaeologists make 2,000-year-old Pompeii discovery linked to secretive cult and rituals

Archaeologists exploring what Pompeii was like before it was famously destroyed by Mount Vesuvius have made a huge discovery ...

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. 70, officials ...

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Rare fresco discovered in Pompeii shows type of woman who 'breaks free from male order to dance freely, go hunting and eat raw meat in the mountains'

Archaeologists at Pompeii have discovered an enormous, extremely rare wall painting depicting an ancient mystery cult, at the ...

Rare frescos unearthed in Pompeii shed light on ancient rituals

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescos that offer fresh insight into religious practices in ...

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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 ...

Pompeii volcanic eruption was so hot it turned brain to glass

“Here we demonstrate that material with glassy appearance found within the skull of a seemingly male human body entombed ...

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Archaeologists Uncover Lavish Private Bathhouse in Pompeii

Archaeologists have uncovered one of Pompeii’s largest and most elaborate private bathhouses. Complete with mosaic floors, ...

Secrets of female cult devoted to god of ecstasy unearthed at Pompeii

Archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed a rare depiction of initiation rites into a secret female cult that centred on ...

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