| On first impression, it's hard to imagine him as a master of Bacchic ceremony. |
| As in Roman art in general, Bacchic scenes and imagery are very common in these mosaics. |
| There were Dionysia in Greece and Bacchic festivals in Rome and, allegedly, in more rural areas, traces of the Greek ones survive to this day. |
| Between the heads are thyrsi or Bacchic rods entwined with ivy and vine shoots, and litui or augural wands used in taking omens. |
| Using the metaphor of frenzied religious festival celebration, Socrates compares the poets to Corybantic dancers and Bacchic revelers. |
| The Orphic literature influenced many Bacchic mystery groups in antiquity. |
