Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.

Archaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in mosaics ...

This sarcophagus offers an unusual perspective of the idea of death—not as an end, but as the beginning of a new path.” ...

In Greek art and literature, Amazons were invariably depicted as brave and beautiful, but always armed and dangerous. By the time Homer wrote The Iliad (around 700 B.C.), every Greek man, woman ...

Object Details Author Schefold, Karl Giuliani, Luca Notes Translation of: Götter- und Heldensagen der Griechen in der spätarchaischen Kunst. München : Hirmer, 1978. Contents The birth of Athena -- ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,700-year-old marble sarcophagus depicting Greek gods Hercules and Dionysus in a drinking contest. The rare artefact, dated to the second or third century AD, was ...

Massive Sarcophagus Depicting 'Drinking Contest' Between Hercules and Dionysus Unearthed in Israel The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery of a spectacular artifact featuring ...

An art dealer in Santa Fe named Forrest Fenn sparked a global mania to find a chest filled with gold he buried in the Rockies ...

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The ancient Greeks shared the Classical world with many fascinating neighboring cultures who rarely receive much mainstream attention.

When that person rediscovered this container after several weeks or months and took a sip of what was inside, he or she made one of the most important discoveries in human history: the discovery of ...