When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., it famously smothered the ancient city of Pompeii with a thick layer of volcanic rock and ash. The disaster also devastated surrounding villages, including a ...

Hidden under the ash for almost 2,000 years, the mosaics that once adorned the wealthy homes and public buildings of Pompeii ...

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of more than 200 survivors from the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius that swallowed up the Roman city of Pompeii in 79AD. University of Miami professor ...

Archaeologists digging away at ash covering the ancient city of Pompeii have uncovered a room painted with a color rarely seen among the ruins. The space's walls were a stunning, bright blue with ...

It has been thousands of years since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius left the Roman city of Pompeii in ruins, but the ancient archaeological site continues to offer new findings. An ornate "blue ...

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 ...

Archaeologists have unearthed an intricately decorated blue room, interpreted as an ancient Roman shrine known as a sacrarium, during recent excavations in central Pompeii in Italy. The Italian ...

Children’s drawings of gladiators were recently discovered on a wall in the ancient city of Pompeii, officials said. Photo from Pompeii - Parco Archeologico Archaeologists recently discovered a ...

Two sets of human remains, a variety of paintings, and a handful of childrens’ doodles were recently found in Pompeii, the ancient Roman town that was buried by a volcanic eruption in 79.