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

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

In a discovery hailed as the “first of its kind,” archaeologists in Israel have found a Roman marble sarcophagus which ...

A Roman sarcophagus depicting a drinking contest between Hercules and Dionysus was unearthed in Israel’s Caesarea, revealing ...

Small Praxitelean marble statue of god Dionysus with a wreath of ivy and pine nuts on the head. Traces of color are preserved at the beard and the hair. Credit: Egisto Sani, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 The ...

Archaeologists believe that a wealthy family that enjoyed a rousing lifestyle commissioned the piece to reflect their ...

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A rare Roman sarcophagus depicting a drinking contest between Dionysus and Hercules has been discovered in Caesarea, Israel. It is the first such discovery in the country. The discovery will be ...

The sarcophagus was discovered outside the known walls of Caesarea, indicating that the ancient city was far more extensive ...