The sale of an island just off the coast of Bacoli, near Naples, has pit the quest for a rich investor against a more ...

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Referred to by some as "Greece's Pompeii," it features the remains of Ancient Akrotiri that were preserved beneath layers of lava after a volcanic eruption thousands of years ago. Akrotiri is also ...

Why are these Italian ghost towns worth a visit? While many are in a complete state of abandonment—some wholly reduced to rubble—roughly 120 ghost towns have been restored or ...

POMPEII, Italy – In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced the discovery of ancient murals that shed light on ...

They now sit, blackened by soot, in what little remains of his garage. “This is our Pompeii,” Knuth says. Across the street Knuth and Jacobson’s neighbors Christopher Miller and Lynnanne ...

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FROM its debut at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in September 1972, Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii has grown to become one of the most influential concert movies ever. Roger Waters ...

Published March 18 | Read More | What did ancient Roman artists use to paint Pompeii? New study offers a glimpse Archaeologists in Pompeii, Italy, analyzed a variety of paint pigments, offering ...