The story of Pompeii’s destruction is renowned across the world. In 79 AD, this prosperous Roman town was destroyed by a massive, volcanic eruption. Pompeii became frozen in time, only to be ...

As people fled Pompeii or hid in their homes, their bodies were covered by blankets of the surge. While Pliny did not estimate how many people died, the event was said to be 'exceptional' and the ...

Archaeologists and volcanologists have proven that the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius turned a young man's brain into glass.

(people talking in background) Archaeologist Rebecca Benefiel is studying some of the ancient graffiti near the commercial heart of Pompeii. ♪ ♪ Over 2,000 years, the messages have become too ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ...

"The only other type of organic glass we have evidence of is that produced in some rare cases of vitrification of wood, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered one of Pompeii’s largest and most elaborate private bathhouses. Complete with mosaic floors, ...

Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder side of the ancient Romans. An extremely rare ...

Inside a Lost City”, is an object lesson in the role that presentism plays in our contemporary understanding of the world, ...

This allowed him to create true-to-life casts of what had once been human victims of the eruption. MARIO LAPORTA/AFP via Getty Images These casts have since become symbols of Pompeii – heart-breaking ...

Just a few more hours of waiting, and before noon in the Spadolini Hall in Rome, the Italian Capital of Culture 2027 will be ...

Archaeologists in a new discovery unearthed a “megalography” in the ruins of Pompeii that has revealed the wilder side of the ...