Archaeologists have revitalized a Roman flower garden in Pompeii that survived an earthquake in 62 A.D. before being buried ...

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

The destruction of Pompeii – what happened in 79 AD? Pompeii was an ancient Roman city near modern Naples, in the Campania region of Italy.

In a house in the ruins of Pompeii, archeologists have discovered evidence that a family of four attempted to barricade a door with a bed during Vesuvius's terrible eruption.

Science News: The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD buried Pompeii and Herculaneum, preserving Roman life in ash. Recent discoveries, including exotic animal bone ...

One moment, Pompeii was alive with trade and laughter. The next, it was frozen in ash - a Roman city caught in the grip of nature’s fury.

Vesuvius Erupted, but When Exactly? Two thousand years on, scholars still don’t agree on the day the destruction of Pompeii began. Two new studies only fan the fire.

Pompeii’s end arrived some 18–20 hours after the eruption began. Herculaneum’s destruction came much sooner. During the first hours it experienced light ash and pumice fall.

And while attention is often focused on the destruction of Pompeii and its thousands of victims, the fate of nearby Herculaneum wasn’t much better.

Mount Vesuvius blew its top in 79 CE, burying Pompeii and Herculaneum under layers of ash and pumice, famously preserving victims that capture their final moments.

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.