A market miles away from Vesuvius may have saved the lives of many who would have otherwise been in the volcano’s path of ...

Despite the fact that Mount Vesuvius triggered one of the most infamous ancient tragedies, not everyone agrees on exactly when it took place.

The ancient city of Pompeii was famously buried in pumice and volcanic ash in the year 79, but a new study reveals it was also rocked by earthquakes, adding a new ...

Pompeii — The newly restored remains of an opulent house in Pompeii that likely belonged to two former slaves who became rich through the wine trade offer visitors an exceptional peek at details of ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the people of Pompeii died in one of history’s most infamous natural disasters. For ...

A terrified mother and child's final moments after the devastating Pompeii volcano have been unearthed for the first time in 1,900 years. Restoration work on the bodies of those who died when the ...

Before Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., encasing the ancient city of Pompeii in volcanic ash, local children sketched gladiators fighting to the death on a courtyard wall. The youths’ vivid drawings ...

Earlier this year, the Archaeological Park of Pompeii published its findings from excavations of an orgiastic centre ...

ROME (Reuters) - Two skeletons have been found in the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city wiped out by an eruption of volcano Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago, the Italian Culture Ministry ...

The name Pompeii conjures up images of pyroclastic flows and volcanic ash: When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., the disaster left buildings, bodies and artifacts frozen in time. The Roman city ...

Archaeologists at a Pompeii site buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius have uncovered evidence of ancient Roman ...