As many as 30,000 Romans fled the ruined region in A.D. 79. But some returned, a new study reveals, and the city limped on as ...
"The ongoing archaeological investigations have highlighted the presence of post-eruption habitation layers," researchers at ...
Archaeologists have discovered the exceptionally well-preserved remains of two men scalded to death by the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD, the Italian ...
Researchers have long tried—and failed—to sequence the complete genome of someone who died in Pompeii. Howard Kingsnorth / Getty Images The image of the destruction of the Roman port city of Pompeii ...
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Pompeii Had a Second Act
Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, burying Pompeii under some 30 feet of ash. But Pompeii's story didn't end there, according ...
In what is now southern Italy, Pompeii was a bustling metropolis, until an eruption from the mighty volcano Vesuvius engulfed it in ash nearly 2,000 years ago. The stone skeleton of this ancient city ...
A bedroom "assigned to slaves" was discovered by archaeologists near Pompeii. The room at the Civita Giuliana villa sheds light on the living conditions of ancient Roman slaves. It showed "the ...
The ancient Roman town of Pompeii sparks the imagination like few other historical sites do. Home to about 12,000 people, the town was destroyed in the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, at whose feet ...
Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii said Tuesday they had found what might have been the precursor to the modern-day pizza depicted on an ancient fresco -- but without the cheese and ...
When we think of the murals in domestic spaces in Pompeii, we typically think of extravagant banqueting rooms or lavish columned atriums. But researchers have concluded that even “tiny houses” in the ...
POMPEII, Italy — The longest lines start at the ancient brothel, where tourists ogle the erotic frescoes and terra-cotta sculptures. Up and down Pompeii’s stone streets, hordes of visitors crowd ...
As St. Augustine wrote, he said, “God created us without us, but he will not save us without us,” which means “we are called ...
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