A market miles away from Vesuvius may have saved the lives of many who would have otherwise been in the volcano’s path of ...

Archaeologists at a Pompeii site buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius have uncovered evidence of ancient Roman ...

A study found some Pompeii victims died while wearing wool, complicating the eruption date of Mount Vesuvius, long believed ...

Scientists from Mexico’s National Autonomous University have created the first three-dimensional image of the Popocatépetl ...

It's being called the Hall of the Peacock due to a pair of male birds depicted in vivid pigments on the south wall.

Despite the fact that Mount Vesuvius triggered one of the most infamous ancient tragedies, not everyone agrees on exactly when it took place.

Vibrant depictions of a peacock and a theatrical mask have emerged on frescoes in the Villa de Poppea, a site linked to ...

This Roman senator wrote some of the greatest letters in history. Here’s how Pliny the Younger’s words have kept ancient Rome ...

The findings, which were published December 9 in the journal Nature Communications, are the clearest evidence of mixing ...

In 79 AD, Pompeii is alive with noise, commerce, and spectacle - until Mount Vesuvius turns an ordinary day into a catastrophe. We move through the amphitheater, the forum, and the homes of rich and ...