Several lines of evidence, from chiseled inscriptions to missing horses, suggest that thousands of people survived the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

The past three centuries of sporadic excavations at the grand houses of Pompeii have largely remained at eye level. And for ...

Skull art depicting Memento Mori continued to be popular in Europe for millennia. For instance, archaeologists have found a ...

Italy's Pompeii is the stuff of legend, conjuring images of humans huddled or sprawled as if in torment, forever encased in the massive cloud of hot ash from nearby Mount Vesuvius, which erupted in 79 ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered an Egyptian vessel reused in a street-food kitchen revealing evidence of trade and ...

Discover the rise and fall of Pompeii like never before. The immersive exhibition The Last Days of Pompeii takes you on a multisensory journey into the heart of the Roman city, brought to life through ...

New conservation work in the Regio V district has revealed fresh details about life and trade inside one of Pompeii’s best-preserved street-food counters, the Thermopolium of the Rooster, a business ...