Scientists discovered two skeletons in the ruins of a Pompeii building and concluded that their deaths must have been caused by wall collapses triggered by earthquakes. (Pompeii Archaeological Park ...

Discover the rise and fall of Pompeii like never before. The immersive exhibition The Last Days of Pompeii takes you on a multisensory journey into the heart of the Roman city, brought to life through ...

Combining historical evidence with the latest discoveries, experts retrace the rise and fall of Pompeii- from its introduction as a Roman colony in the 1st century BC to its destruction by Vesuvius in ...

On Aug. 24, in A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, shooting over 3 cubic miles of debris up to 20 miles (32.1 kilometers) in the air. As the ash and rock fell to Earth, it buried the ancient cities of ...

Archaeologists explain the ongoing excavations at Pompeii and new findings about Vesuvius’ eruption date, slavery and daily life for ancient Romans. Photo from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii When ...

Roughly 21 hectares of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have never been touched by an excavator’s trowel. Italy’s Ministry of Culture puts the total site area at about 66 hectares, of which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial view of Pompeii with Mount Vesuvius in the background. - SimonSkafar/Getty Images The once-thriving Roman city of ...