Ever since archaeologists first discovered the ruins of Pompeii – the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 – its stories and secrets have captivated locals, tourists ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices ...

A young man's brain turned into glass during Mount Vesuvius’ 79 AD eruption. Scientists now study how extreme heat preserved ...

The story of Pompeii’s destruction is renowned across the world. In 79 AD, this prosperous Roman town was destroyed by a massive, volcanic eruption. Pompeii became frozen in time, only to be ...

and rewriting our understanding of the city, taking us back in time to the day everything changed in Pompeii. (wind blowing) On an autumn day in the year 79, a long-dormant volcano, Mount Vesuvius ...

has still to be cleared of volcanic debris. An initial study of the new discovery has been published in the E-Journal of the Pompeii excavations. Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79 ...

Robert Harris' 2003 novel ‘Pompeii' has been published in a stunning new edition by The Folio Society. The acclaimed British novelist is noted for his works of historical fiction, more recently ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ...

The glass-like substance was found in 2020 in the skull of a person who died in the eruption near Pompeii in 79 AD, and experts have ... in a 510C cloud of hot ash before very quickly cooling ...