Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered a Roman sarcophagus in Caesarea, which showing a drinking contest between Dionysus and Hercules. The find is the first of its kind in Israel.

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

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

To their surprise and delight, it was a sarcophagus adorned with Roman-era depictions, including what appears to be a drinking contest between Hercules and Dionysus, the god of wine.

An attentive tourist at a beach bar in Bulgaria noticed an old-looking table. Archaeologists later identified the item as an ancient Roman sarcophagus, but a mystery lingers. A former law ...

A 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus was discovered masquerading as a table at a tourist beach bar in Bulgaria. Authorities have opened a pre-trial investigation into how it ended up in the bar.

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered an extremely rare, well-preserved Roman marble sarcophagus which depicts the gods Hercules and Dionysus in a drinking contest.

The 1,700-year-old marble sarcophagus bears a mythological scene of Dionysus and Heracles in a drinking contest.

An ancient Roman sarcophagus with Dionysus-Hercules drinking game was recently found in Israel. (Israel Antiquities Authority) ...