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 ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the deity of wine has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city of ... a nearly life-size frieze depicting the procession ...

An almost life-size frieze, or a 'megalography', has emerged which runs around three sides of the room. The cycle of ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city of ... weeks a nearly life-size frieze depicting the ...

A general view of the site where a rare giant frieze that has just been uncovered in the ancient city of Pompeii ... after the Colosseum in Rome.

A frieze spirals from bottom to top of the ... collecting knowledge from conquered civilizations. In ancient Greece and Rome, anybody who could read had access to public libraries.

the ancient Roman city buried by volcanic ash and lava in A.D. 79, officials said Wednesday. The world-famous site said it had excavated in recent weeks a nearly life-size frieze depicting the ...

In a recently uncovered banquet hall in Regio IX of the ancient Roman city, a monumental fresco depicting a thiasos or procession of Dionysus has been found, featuring nearly life-sized figures. This ...