Nearly two thousand years after the explosion of Vesuvius, Dionysus is once again displaying his bonhomie and ecstasy in Pompeii. The god of wine, parties and orgies has reappeared in the Roman city thanks to excavations at the archaeological site, which have revealed a large frieze dating from between 40 and 30 BC depicting Dionysus with his usual entourage of dancers, huntresses and satyrs.