Authorities in Florence, Italy, are searching for a tourist who performed lewd acts on a statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, fertility, and agriculture. The statue, which stands on a street ...

In particular, the twelve greatest gods and goddesses in the Roman state religion – called the di consentes – paralleled the gods of Greek mythology.

The Bacchus parade rolls every Sunday before Mardi Gras on the Uptown parade route. it is named after Bacchus who was the Roman god of agriculture, wine and fertility.

Diego Velázquez’s “The Triumph of Bacchus” (1628–1629) is one of many depictions of Bacchus, the Roman god of agriculture, wine, and fertility. (photo via public domain) ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient sarcophagus depicting a scene familiar to many today: a drinking game.

Nymphs offer us more than just stories of sexy nature spirits. They can reveal how ancient people thought about their world ...

Another god present is the Roman god of wine, Bacchus, seen as a young child, crouching to catch wine in a jug flowing from a barrel.

Incredible new Pompeii find sheds light on secretive ‘sex cult’ A wild new discovery inside the ruins of Pompeii has answered questions historians have asked for over 2,000 years.

Spectacular, rare Roman sarcophagus uncovered in Caesarea Newly-uncovered 1,700-year-old marble sarcophagus bears mythological scene of Dionysus and Heracles in a drinking contest.

Bacchus is the Roman god of wine and fertility, famed for his love of a sexy, drunken good time. And yet, the city of Florence wants to issue a lifetime ban against a presumed tourist for her racy ...

The Krewe of Bacchus is remembering when actor Val Kilmer reigned as Bacchus during their Mardi Gras parade back in 2009.