A room decorated with peacocks reappears in a Roman villa near Pompeii after centuries hidden by volcanic ash.
About 2,000 years ago, life in the Roman town of Pompeii—located in modern-day Italy—looked a lot like life anywhere else.
Dozens of grape vines have been planted amidst the ruins of Pompeii in a project to produce thousands of bottles of wine from ...
On February 5, 1958, a U.S. Air Force B-47 bomber collided with an F-86 fighter jet during a training flight over Georgia, ...
Water in Pompeii’s Roman baths was contaminated, reveals new research. Limescale deposits in the buried city’s wells, pipes, and bathing facilities show hygienic conditions were poor, say scientists.
A love note, a gladiatorial combat scene, a barrage of insults and everyday confessions have emerged on a wall in Pompeii. New imaging technology has revealed nearly 80 previously unseen inscriptions.
Dec 9 (Reuters) - Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius volcano in 79 AD, clarifying the ...
POMPEII, Italy, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Pompeii's ancient Roman frescoes, shattered and buried for centuries, could get a second life thanks to a pioneering robotic system designed to support ...