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'Extraordinary' sarcophagus discovered in Israel shows carving of Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest
Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.
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Ancient Sarcophagus Featuring Greek God Dionysus and Hercules Discovered in Israel
An ancient Roman sarcophagus found in Israel, featuring the Greek god Dionysus and Hercules, looks like a scene straight out ...
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Dionysus, Greek god of wine and revelry, was more than just a 'party god'
Album/DEA Picture Library Fruit of the vineA youthful Dionysus is crowned with grapes in a first-century A.D. marble statue at the Naples Archaeological Museum. ACI/Alamy After his extraordinary ...
The Jewish Press2d
Stunning Roman Sarcophagus Depicting Dionysus and Hercules Unearthed in Caesarea
The 1,700-year-old marble sarcophagus bears a mythological scene of Dionysus and Heracles in a drinking contest.