Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

An expert said there could be more scrolls out there as artificial intelligence and other new technology helps to decipher ...

While they cannot be opened due to the carbonization and other damage, their secrets are not entirely lost thanks to modern ...

Gabriel Zuchtriegel’s spirited part-history, part-memoir evokes the everyday life of the ancient city, and poses some very ...

Three gladiator helmets "perfectly preserved" following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago are to go on ...

A loaf of bread, divided into eight slices, lies preserved in Pompeii, where it was found inside an earthen oven. Wheat bread ...

The small garden now features thousands of roses, violets, cherry trees and vines. Experts think a perfumer may have once ...