When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the people of Pompeii died in one of history’s most infamous natural disasters. For ...

A scrawled piece of text on a wall in Pompeii is rewriting the history of the famous ancient eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The Roman city of Pompeii was devastated following the eruption of Mount ...

A study found some Pompeii victims died while wearing wool, complicating the eruption date of Mount Vesuvius, long believed ...

A significant portion of every generation believes that an apocalypse is just around the corner. In 99% of the cases, the doomsayers are wrong. But in 79 A.D., in the Roman city of Pompeii at the foot ...

Researchers have studied the DNA preserved in the skeletal remains of Pompeii volcanic eruption victims. In 79 CE, the violent eruption of the Somma-Vesuvius volcanic system engulfed the Roman town of ...

The roughly 11,000 inscriptions preserved by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. offer a glimpse into everyday life in the ...

The victims of the Pompeii eruption wore heavy wool cloaks and tunics, suggesting different environmental conditions in summer. (University of Valencia) ...

Pompeii: The Exhibition opens at the Cincinnati Museum Center Feb. 16 and runs through July 28. It features more than 150 artifacts from the historic city and includes mosaics, statues, and jewelry ...

The destruction of Pompeii and the nearby coastal town of Herculaneum is undoubtedly history’s most storied natural disaster. The ancient Roman cities were buried under layers of volcanic rock and ash ...

Excavations of an ancient construction site in Pompeii have revealed the process of how Romans mixed their self-healing ...

The sign reads Pompeii Square. Many people have zipped past this tiny strip of green space while exiting 794 on their way to Summerfest or the Milwaukee Art Museum. And, many may have even wondered.. ...