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

Archaeologists have discovered two male bodies in the Suburban villa of Civita Giuliana, approximately 700 meters Northwest of Pompeii. During the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in October 79 AD, the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that four people, including a child, in Pompeii used furniture to block a bedroom door and shield themselves from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

In 79 C.E., the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the Roman settlement underneath a thick layer of volcanic ash. While the ash rendered the city uninhabitable, it also helped preserve many ...

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In 79 CE, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 20 feet of ash, preserving amazing details about daily life in the Roman Empire.

A view of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city near modern Naples in Italy, is seen in 1979. An estimated 2,000 people died in the city during the eruption of the nearby Mount Vesuvius. ((AP Photo, File)) ...

Two victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD were found in recent archaeological excavations of Pompeii. One was found on a bed, holding a small treasure of gold, bronze and silver coins ...

Pompeii was destroyed by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, entombing residents under layers of volcanic ash. But there is more to this story of an ancient Roman city’s doom.

Mount Vesuvius was responsible for the destruction of the city of Pompeii in 79 AD. Nearly everyone has heard one story or another about arguably the most well-known volcanic eruption ...