Perhaps no other ancient city captures our imagination quite like Pompeii. The storyline is familiar: a thriving city on the Bay of Naples- a mecca of high culture and a playground of the rich- ...

Archaeologists working in the iconic ancient Roman site of Pompeii have discovered graffiti depicting gladiators and hunting scenes that were seemingly drawn by a young child. The drawings, which were ...

Archaeologists uncovered disturbing details about a Pompeii family's fight for survival during the destructive eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The Pompeii Archaeological Park announced the recent ...

This Wednesday, the World Erotic Art Museum will present proof that time travel is possible. It will take us back to sixth-century B.C. Pompeii, a city that prospered before tragically meeting its ...

Buried under 2,000 years of volcanic debris, archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered the largest Roman bathhouse ever found in the city. Located in a previously unexplored section of Pompeii, the ...

Using virtual reality, archaeological artifacts, and a little creative imagination, curators have created a new immersive experience of long lost Roman life.

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A construction site in Pompeii that was being worked on until the eruption of Vesuvius has been discovered, unlocking hidden details about the construction – and politics – in the ancient city.

The Greeks first colonized the Bay of Naples and the various cities like Pompeii and Herculaneum that studded its sun-kissed coast in 600 BC. Centuries later, when the Romans conquered Greece in 146 ...