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Bookmark or Share- Bacchanalia - WikipediaThe Bacchanalia were Roman festivals of Bacchus, the Greco-Roman god of wine, freedom, intoxication and ecstasy. They were based on the Greek Dionysia and the Dionysian Mysteries, and probably arrived in Rome c. 200 BC via the Greek colonies in southern Italy, and from Etruria, Rome's northern neighbour.
- Bacchanalia Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of BACCHANALIA is a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry.
- Bacchus: Roman God of Wine and Merrymaking | History CooperativeThe Bacchanalia. One of the most important festivals of ancient Rome, the Bacchanalia was based on the festivals from ancient Greece dedicated to Dionysus. However, one aspect of the Bacchanalia was an added animal sacrifice and consumption of the raw meat of the animal.
- Bacchanalia | Encyclopedia.comBacchanalia (băkənā´lēə), in Roman religion, festival in honor of Bacchus, god of wine. Originally a religious ceremony, like the Liberalia [1], it gradually became an occasion for drunken, licentious excesses and was finally forbidden by law (186 BC).
- Bacchanalia | Mystery Cult, Wine & Rituals | BritannicaBacchanalia, in Greco-Roman religion, any of the several festivals of Bacchus (Dionysus), the wine god. They probably originated as rites of fertility gods. The most famous of the Greek Dionysia were in Attica and included the Little, or Rustic, Dionysia, characterized by simple, old-fashioned.
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