Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...

New, almost life-size statues discovered in a necropolis in Pompeii. Details about the possible Roman priestess.

In 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted near Naples, Italy. It was traditionally thought that the disaster ... As ash and rock flew through the sky, terrified residents of the Roman cities of Pompeii and ...

Visiting Pompeii is unmissable, but it’s an awe-inspiring experience to go to the top of Mount Vesuvius and see (and smell) the smoke that still rises up from the crater. I chose to take a bus ...

What landscape architects need to know. The ancient site has a new master plan by Studio Bellesi Giuntoli. By Monica Shenouda ...

BA-DUM. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. What is it about Pink Floyd and heartbeats? An amplified heartbeat bookends their defining ...

Just like the aging of a fine wine, the domestication of grapevines throughout Italy was a pretty slow process. One of the ...

A man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain was bitten by a big cat, probably in a gladiator arena, an analysis of his remains ...

Some people think we are a relic of the past,” admits Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, staring equably into the cameras. The ...

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Two thousand years ago, life in Pompeii stood still when Mount Vesuvius erupted, preserving the town in volcanic ash for ...