According to legend, travelers who remove artifacts from the historic Italian city are cursed to endure hardship. Many have ...

A Scottish man is under investigation for aggravated theft, police officials said, after visiting the ancient Italian site.

Archaeologists believe survivors were joined by others looking for a place to settle and hoping to find valuable items left ...

Ceramic artifacts and a bread oven made from repurposed materials show how survivors of the Mount Vesuvius eruption returned ...

On Aug. 24, 79 A.D., thousands died and the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried by the eruption of Mount ...

This video shows aerial views of Lazio, Naples, Pompeii and Procida in Italy in 4K, letting the scenery speak without ...

Planning an itinerary through southern Italy in just one week is no simple challenge. There are too many facets: historical ...

POMPEII, Italy (AP) -- In a few horrible hours, Pompeii was turned from a vibrant city into an ash-embalmed wasteland, smothered by a furious volcanic eruption in A.D. 79.

A mysterious residue inside a set of ancient Greek pots from Paestum, Italy, has now been identified as honey thanks to ...

POMPEII, Italy — Nearly 2,000 years after Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption, the ancient Roman city is still giving up its long-buried secrets.