Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were found in the 1750s in the remains of a lavish villa at the Roman town of Herculaneum, which ...

The Bronze Age footprints stand as a dark omen of the Roman-era disaster—one that clearly went unnoticed through centuries of ...

UK scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough in their efforts to decipher 2000-year-old papyrus scrolls that were ...

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient footprints in Italy’s Salerno province, revealing the desperate escape of Pompeii inhabitants from an earlier eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 3,000 years ago.

Experience the ancient city’s destruction and rebirth in this immersive exhibition at the National Museum of Australia.

Mount Vesuvius, the infamous volcano that looms over the Bay of Naples, is a destination that captivates travelers with its ...

Pompeii was the once thriving home to merchants, artisans, and families who lived their daily lives beneath the shadow of ...

It started out as another day in the year 79 CE for the residents of Pompeii, a city in picturesque Southern Italy; the men ...