Dionysus was one of the twelve Olympian deities the ancient Greeks believed ruled over the cosmos. He was the patron god of wine and merriment, credited with the discovery of the grapevine.

Covering three sides of a magnificent banquet hall, the almost life-size artworks show the procession of Dionysus followed by his female followers. At the centre of the image is a woman holding a ...

The world-famous site said it had excavated in recent weeks a nearly life-size frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine, painted on three sides of a large banquet room.