Several lines of evidence, from chiseled inscriptions to missing horses, suggest that thousands of people survived the ...

Scientists sampled tiny bone fragments sealed inside several Pompeii casts and tested DNA and isotopes to ask, and answer, ...

"I have found two or three rich guys, but I found a couple hundred middle class and even some desperately poor people who ...

Archaeologists discover a bench in Pompeii opposite the Villa of the Mysteries that reveals Roman social and political life.

To explore the site, the researchers drafted a multidisciplinary team of scientists from the fields of botany, architecture, ...

Additionally, the renderings match narrative and visual descriptions from the time. Pliny the Younger's description of his Villa Laurentina and the frescoes found in the grand hall of the House of the ...

The seat is across from the entrance to the Villa of the Mysteries, a large property full of beautiful frescoes located just outside the ancient city's walls ...

Artifact theft, from the Polish tourist 4 days ago to an American retiree. In Pompeii, the world's most famous archaeological ...

When pilgrims gather in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 19 to witness the canonization of Blessed Bartolo Longo, they will see not ...

Excavations of the still-buried portion of the palatial building may begin as early as next year and could unearth new ...

The name is unlikely to be familiar to you, but two of this year’s biggest hit London exhibitions have come from a Spanish company called Madrid Artes Digitales (MAD). Long story short, it specialises ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, it unleashed a torrent of destruction that obliterated Pompeii and neighboring towns.