Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of an ancient painter.” ...

The only other large wall painting depicting a Dionysian ceremony was unearthed in the so-called Villa of the Mysteries in the ancient city’s suburbs in 1909, according to a statement from the ...

offering clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine in the ancient city that was destroyed 2,000 years ago. Archeologists dug up frescoes spanning three walls inside a ruined banquet ...