Archaeologists in Pompeii unearthed a rare tiny home while excavating the site of the ancient Italian city, officials said. The home was buried beneath the ash and debris that wiped out Pompeii when ...

After 20 years of restoration, Pompeii has reopened the House of the Vettii, allowing visitors to see its erotic frescoes in the richly painted villa for the first time in two decades. “You can stand ...

“Jeopardy!” might not be the best barometer of Americans’ historical knowledge, but there are two dates out of the ancient world that contestants always seem to get right: 44 B.C. (March 15, to be ...

Amazing discovery of a large villa outside of the city of Pompeii, Italy. Mt. Vesuvius, near the city of Pompeii, Italy, erupted in 79 A.D., wiping out an entire town. Hundreds of years later, ...

Two rooms in a vibrantly painted house were recently discovered by archaeologists in Regio V, a previously unexcavated part of ancient Pompeii. The emperor Nero is thought to have visited the southern ...

A downright bacchanalian frieze has just been unearthed in Pompeii, one so large it spans three walls of a massive banquet room. Known as a “megalography,” a Greek term for grand painting, the frescos ...

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An excavation in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in A.D. 70, has unearthed a new treasure: a private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago. It is decorated with sumptuous mosaics and ...

Visitors explore a restored bathhouse in ancient Pompeii CIRO DE LUCA/Reuters/Corbis A fresco in Pompeii CIRO DE LUCA/Reuters/Corbis Inside the one of the newly restored houses of Pompeii Pacific ...

What was rush hour traffic like in the ancient city of Pompeii? Turns out, it was probably just as noisy, frustrating and dangerous as it is today. In a new book out this month, Pompeii archaeologist ...

Ever wonder what a 2,000-year-old fast-food restaurant might look like? Well, new photos from researchers might give you an idea. Archaeologists said on Saturday they excavated a complete thermopolium ...

The high-profile flop was still the biggest local box-office earner among Canadian films last year. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Pompeii, Paul W.S. Anderson‘s high-profile flop, was still the ...