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title: Fresco Depicting Dionysus’ Discovery of Ariadne on Naxos, Stabiae
author: Carole Raddato
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# Fresco Depicting Dionysus’ Discovery of Ariadne on Naxos, Stabiae

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Fresco Depicting Dionysus’ Discovery of Ariadne on Naxos, Stabiae](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12228.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12228.jpg)

## Image Caption

The triclinium (dining room) of the Villa Arianna in Stabiae (southern [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/)) was richly decorated in the Fourth Pompeian Style with a large mythological scene depicting [Dionysus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dionysos/)’ discovery of [Ariadne](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ariadne/) on the island of [Naxos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Naxos/). The villa was named Arianna after this [fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/).

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2020, May 12). Fresco Depicting Dionysus’ Discovery of Ariadne on Naxos, Stabiae. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12228/fresco-depicting-dionysus-discovery-of-ariadne-on/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Fresco Depicting Dionysus’ Discovery of Ariadne on Naxos, Stabiae." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 12, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12228/fresco-depicting-dionysus-discovery-of-ariadne-on/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Fresco Depicting Dionysus’ Discovery of Ariadne on Naxos, Stabiae." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 May 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12228/fresco-depicting-dionysus-discovery-of-ariadne-on/>.

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