House of Thiasus

The House of Thiasus (Italian : Casa del Tiaso) is a house in Pompeii that was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The house is included in insula 10 of Regio IX, the excavation of which, began in 2023, has revealed several rooms. On February 26, 2025, Italy's Ministry of Culture revealed the discovery of a Salon with large colorful frescoes, dating back to 40-30 BC, depicting scenes of Dionysian Thiasus , hence the name of the house, one of the two domus identified in the insula.

House of Thiasus
Casa del Tiaso
General information
Location	Pompeii
Address	Region IX, Insula 10 (I.10)
Country	Italy
Coordinates	40°45′08″N14°29′20″E / 40.75222°N 14.48889°E / 40.75222; 14.48889

Frieze of the dionysian thiasus

One of the details of the large frieze, according to the initial hypotheses, depicts a woman initiated into the Dionysian cult. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Chen, Min (26 February 2025). "New Pompeii Excavations Yield a Lavish Frieze Depicting a Mysterious Ritual". Artnet News . Archived from the original on 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
2. Balmer, Crispian (26 February 2025). "Rare frescoes unearthed in Pompeii shed light on ancient rituals". Reuters . Retrieved 26 February 2025.
3. Willan, Philip (26 February 2025). "'Exceptional' Dionysus frescoes unearthed at Pompeii". The Times . Archived from the original on 26 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.