Professor Bettany Hughes investigates the story of Bacchus, god of wine, revelry, theatre and excess, travelling to Georgia, Jordan, Greece and Britain to discover his origins and his presence in the ...

The following is from New Orleans Magazine editor and Carnival historian Errol Laborde's weekly blog on MyNewOrleans.com. Read more of Laborde's Carnival coverage in New Orleans Magazine or at ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS—In 1949, local businessman, Owen ...

The original Temple of Bacchus has stood in the Lebanese Republic honoring the god of wine and revelry since around 150 A.D. The Wells Temple of Bacchus didn't last quite so long. Vincent J. Morino, ...

Orpheus and Bacchus. Any good New Orleanian knows these names. There's a good chance you might know Bacchus is the Roman god of wine. What about Orpheus? A new exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art ...