Massive Sarcophagus Depicting 'Drinking Contest' Between Hercules and Dionysus Unearthed in Israel The Israel Antiquities ...

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

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

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

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

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

An ancient Roman sarcophagus found in Israel, featuring the Greek god Dionysus and Hercules, looks like a scene straight out ...

Ten minutes later, jazz-fusion band Dionysus took the stage, and fans dared to close the space between themselves and the musicians — kicking off a night of creativity and passion that extended ...