An analysis of 26 paint pigments found in Pompeii reveals the remarkable skill of artisan skill at mixing natural and ...

look through these gut-wrenching photos of Pompeii bodies frozen in time. Or, discover the surprisingly raunchy story of ancient Pompeii graffiti.

Their decomposed bodies were preserved by the ash ... from the casts that have been made to better understand the Pompeii ...

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It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of Herculaneum after Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD found dark fragments ...

Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder side of the ancient Romans. An extremely rare frieze known as a “megalography,” or painting with life-sized figures ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine in the ancient city that was destroyed ...

Since the mid 1800s, the voids left by the bodies have been filled with plaster to recreate their final moments. Pompeii remains a well-preserved archaeological site, attracting tourists from ...

The excavation of an entire block of the city unearths what life was like before the eruption and the horror faced by the victims, and those who survived, when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.

A glass-like substance found in the skull of a person who perished in the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius has helped archaeologists unravel the sequence of events that wiped out Pompeii and ...

The influential concert film, Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, which featured the band performing in the empty, excavated remains of the titular Roman amphitheater, will get a new look this spring.

Gladiatorial games were a vital part of ancient Roman life, and in Pompeii, the amphitheater was a stage for both bloodsport and spectacle. But the violence wasn’t always contained to the arena.