A laid-back guide leads us through amphitheaters and frescoed villas in Pompeii before a white-knuckle taxi sprint back to ...

An ancient fresco portraying an ancient Greek myth discovered in Pompeii in 2018 is one of the highlights of the ruins of the ...

A recent excavation of the famous Villa Poppea has discovered new paintings and rooms. Archaeologists have unearthed ...

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

A dormant volcano in Ethiopia erupted after 10,000 years of silence. This event shows how the world's little-known volcanoes ...

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 ...

This year, researchers worldwide have finally found answers to some mysteries that have persisted for decades, even centuries ...

Discoveries ranging from the oldest known example of human mummification to first deliberate use of fire by people were made ...

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

Archaeologists working at an excavation site in Pompeii have uncovered new evidence that helps explain why ancient Roman buildings have ...

Researchers across the globe put on their sleuthing hats this year to provide answers to questions that have lingered from decades to centuries. The thought-provoking findings offer new ways of ...

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