A woman claimed she was "cursed" after stealing artifacts from Pompeii. She said she was diagnosed with breast cancer within a year of taking pumice stones from the ruins. She returned the stones to ...

A guilt-ridden vacationer returned three volcanic rocks stolen from the Pompeii archeological site over fears of an ancient “curse.” Saying she “didn’t know about the curse” of Pompeii, the visitor ...

Amid the unearthed sculptures and grand artwork that display the affluence of the once-grand city of Pompeii before its destruction, there's a little drawing of the outline of a hand and some stick ...

The eerie casts of the victims of the A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius paint a desolate picture of the destruction the volcano wrought on ancient cities near modern Naples. Pompeii became a ...

Archaeologists digitally reconstructed Pompeii’s residential towers using 3D models based on structural and visual evidence. The towers, once thought simple, reveal upper-level luxury dining spaces ...

I love exploring the world of ancient Rome, with its grand architecture, fascinating culture, and stories of larger-than-life leaders. But since many of the 2,000-year-old empire’s landmarks are ...