To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...

POMPEII, Italy (AP) — A new project inside the Pompeii archaeological site is reviving ancient textile dyeing techniques to show another side of daily life before the city was destroyed by a ...

Stunning Roman frescoes have been uncovered by archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD. Experts say the newly discovered ...

Several rare Roman paintings were uncovered in the ruins of Pompeii in a dining room depicting Greek mythology from Helen of Troy to Apollo.

The excavated site of Pompeii gives a revealing look at a great Roman city.

This aspect adds a tragic note to the discovery, juxtaposing the grandeur of Roman art with the harsh realities of Roman society. Pompeii’s excavation is far from complete, as almost a third of ...

A helmet found in the ruins of the famous Roman city wiped out by a volcano eruption a few years after the destruction of Jerusalem depicts a palm tree, a symbol of Judea.

More than 100 years after the discovery of the large fresco in the Villa of the Mysteries, a new one has been discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, in Italy. An almost life-size frieze ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii, Italy, analyzed a variety of paint pigments, offering glimpse the art of ancient Romans, a study said. Photo from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii The ruins of Pompeii ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii, Italy, analyzed a variety of paint pigments, offering glimpse the art of ancient Romans, a study said. Photo from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii The ruins of Pompeii ...