Archaeologists uncovered disturbing details about a Pompeii family's fight for survival during the destructive eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The Pompeii Archaeological Park announced the ...

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, don’t often think to look beyond the city walls.

There has been a chilling new Pompeii discovery that has revealed the true horror of the volcanic explosion. For one local Italian family, it was a day just like any other. Food was being prepared ...

Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a deadly volcano wiped out the ancient Roman city. Researchers say the ...

Cancel anytime. St. Louis Science Center Special Exhibitions Manager Kaylia Eskew shared what to expect artifacts and experience to expect from the Pompeii exhibit opening on May 16, 2025.

Ultimately, the home became their final resting place, according to new research published in April in the E-Journal of the Pompeii Excavations. During the catastrophic eruption, the volcano ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — A new discovery from Pompeii is shedding light on the horrific scenes after the volcanic explosion, including that of one family's desperate attempt for survival. Experts at ...

The woman’s adornments suggest she was more important than the man, according to Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Pompeii archaeological park. This, he said, could mean they were not married ...

By Sara Novak One day in the year 79, Pompeii came under fire. The explosion of nearby Mount Vesuvius sent a mushroom cloud of ash and rock into the atmosphere, pummeling the ancient Roman trading ...

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.

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