The destruction of Pompeii. The day had started like any other in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. ... The catastrophic events of 24 August 79 AD would demonstrate how wrong that belief was. For ...

When people think of Pompeii, they usually picture tragedy frozen in time — bodies preserved in ash, homes swallowed up […] ...

Herculaneum and Pompeii were never rebuilt again. They lay buried under ash, dust and rock, forever preserved in underground time capsules. In the immediate aftermath, Roman looters dug into Pompeii ...

In Pompeii, the Garden of Ercole (Hercules) has been brought back to life after two millennia. An archaeological feat that ...

From peaches and lentils to your favourite herb, ancient Mediterranean doctors had strong opinions about what you should (and ...