For over two centuries, archaeologists have hailed Pompeii as a sophisticated city at the heart of an advanced ancient ...

Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – and its traffic-worn streets show how the ...

Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and rock fragments, and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow. Mount Vesuvius ...

The eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 was one of the most ... nine feet thick rained down on residents and buildings in Pompeii, Herculaneum and other nearby settlements.

For the past two years, citizen scientists and scholars have been working to reveal the previously hidden texts of the ...

Researchers used advanced technology to digitally "unroll" an ancient Greek text on carbonized papyrus, and now they're reading it.

U.K. scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough by making the first image of the inside of a scroll carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago.

Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...

Scientists are leveraging a combination of artificial intelligence and X-rays to begin unraveling the mystery of the charred ...

According to a new study by Iglu Cruise, Yosemite National Park has been crowned the top bucket list destination in the world ...

You can sign up for upcoming Roman city builder Pompeii The Legacy's new playtest, giving you a historical alternative to Cities Skylines.