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Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

Gabriel Zuchtriegel’s spirited part-history, part-memoir evokes the everyday life of the ancient city, and poses some very ...

When people think of Pompeii, they usually picture tragedy frozen in time — bodies preserved in ash, homes swallowed up […] ...

Pompeii alone is believed to have been inhabited by about 20,000 people. Most escaped. But archaeologists estimate that about 2000 lingered too long , or decided to ride the disaster out.

“New insight into the destruction of Pompeii gets us very close to the experience of the people who lived here 2,000 years ago,” Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Pompeii Archaeological ...

An expert said there could be more scrolls out there as artificial intelligence and other new technology helps to decipher ...

Earthquake activity as damaging as the eruption of Mount Vesuvius bears part of the blame for the total devastation of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 A.D., new research suggests.

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 ...

The continuing discoveries at Pompeii 05:42. Archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in 70 AD, unearthed a private bathhouse built over 2,000 years ago, officials ...

Thanks to countless books and movies, most people know the basics about Pompeii: it was an ancient Roman city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius roughly 2,000 years ago and is now an iconic tourist ...

Human History Pompeii Family Blocked Bedroom Door With Bed to Escape Eruption, New Findings Reveal Almost 2,000 years after Mount Vesuvius exploded, ...