The story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is no longer one of annihilation; it also includes the people who managed to ...

An ornate "blue room," distinguished by depictions of female figures on the cerulean-painted walls, was newly excavated by ...

On the Bay of Naples in 79 CE, the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii and the many towns, villages, ...

it buried the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. According to most modern accounts, the story pretty much ends there: Both cities were wiped out, their people frozen in time. It only picks ...

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of more than 200 survivors from the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius that swallowed up the Roman city of Pompeii ... evidence that people could have ...

Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a sacred room has been unearthed at Pompeii with painted blue walls, a rare and ...

ROME, May 29 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii near the city of Naples have uncovered charcoal sketches drawn by children as young as six years old, depicting ...

was initially discovered during the Bourbon period (1813-1840) but was recently excavated and shown for the first time on May 27. A new room in the central area of the ancient city of Pompeii ...

It has been thousands of years since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius left the Italian city of Pompeii ... Bourbon period (1813-1840) but was recently excavated and shown for the first time on ...