Researchers have virtually unfurled a Herculaneum scroll which was rescued from Pompeii after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The Herculaneum scrolls, first discovered within Pompeii’s ruins ...

Around 2,000 years ago, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius obliterated Pompeii and Herculaneum, entombing the two cities and victims within a scorching mix of molten rock, pumice, ash and gas. With the ...

"You will see that Pompeii had everything we enjoy today, except electricity," our guide told us as we neared the acres of ruins of the fabled Italian city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ...

"This book is published to accompany the exhibition at the British Museum from 28 March to 29 September 2013"--Title page verso. This work explores the lives of the ordinary people of Pompeii and ...

Archaeologists have hotly debated the precise cause of death of those who perished in Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. Did they die of asphyxiation, from the extreme heat, or from a ...

POMPEII, Italy, March 9 (Reuters) - A flock of grazing sheep is helping archaeologists to preserve the ancient ruins of Pompeii, the Roman city that was buried under metres of pumice and ash in the ...

ROME -- Remnants of the first known surviving Roman throne have been discovered in the lava and ash that buried the city of Herculaneum in the first century, archaeologists said Tuesday. Decorated ...

Last summer, when my husband and I started planning a trip to Italy for the beginning of October, I knew that there were certain iconic landmarks that we’d want to see. For me, with six years of Latin ...

This summer a team of archaeologists resumed their work on a site dating back to around 600BC, known for its three ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Remains of the bed the family had attempted to use to barricade a door closed during the eruption ...