When an ancient Roman resident of the coastal city Herculaneum was struck down by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, what ...

The victim, who was crushed by an enormous stone while trying to escape, is the latest in a series of discoveries at a ...

Learn how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 transformed one unfortunate Herculaneum resident’s brain into organic glass ...

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 the region’s mysteries.

City-building can be an exhausting affair, once you’ve evolved beyond the initial joy of cottage windows lighting up ...

Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a ...

Two very rare, almost-life-sized statues have been discovered during the excavation of a massive tomb in Pompeii.

You've probably heard of Pompeii. That long-lost, ancient city, destroyed by one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions ...

Redesigning the contours of the national evacuation plan to prevent the risk of an uncontrolled exodus. A flight from the ...

CIT captures the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in breathtaking detail with its new Cook Islands $20 “Lost City – ...

Located on the Bay of Naples, Mount Vesuvius is one of the most famous and active volcanoes in the world. Its eruption in AD 79 famously destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum ...