THE final moments of Pompeii’s residents before they were submerged in deadly volcanic ash and lava have been revealed in a new exhibition. Their last poses have been preserved in stone for ...
A new permanent exhibition has opened in Pompeii that shows plaster casts of people killed in the Mount Vesuvius eruption, frozen in their final moments.
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Pompeii victims were wearing woolen cloaks in August when they died — but experts are split on what that means
Pompeii may have been unseasonably cold when the eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed the Roman city in A.D. 79, new research proposes. A new analysis of 14 of the iconic plaster casts made of the ...
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This is the Pompeii that existed before the ash covered everything
In the year 79 AD, Pompeii was a thriving Roman city filled with markets, gladiator games, and busy public spaces. Advanced engineering supplied the city with running water, fountains, and ...
A newly excavated, ancient construction site at Pompeii, frozen in time after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, has allowed archaeologists to finally determine the methods used to make Roman concrete.
The volcanic eruption that struck the Roman resort city of Pompeii may be the most famous natural disaster in human history. But one critical detail about the catastrophe continues vexing experts: the ...
Despite the fact that Mount Vesuvius triggered one of the most infamous ancient tragedies, not everyone agrees on exactly when it took place. Reading time 2 minutes Many scholars agree that Mount ...
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