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

POMPEII, Italy — For the first time in 19 ... Among the most striking of the volcano’s casualties, preserved for the ages in one of Fiorelli’s first casts, is an unusually tall man ...

A chilling new discovery at the site of Pompeii reveals the tragic true extent of human suffering 2000 years after the disaster. There has been a chilling new Pompeii discovery that has revealed the ...

Pompeii Archaeological Park has unveiled the restored Garden of Hercules , freshly planted with violets, ruscus plants, and ...

But the key to Pompeii’s prosperity, and that of smaller settlements nearby like Oplontis and Terzigna, was the region’s rich black earth. “One of the ironies of volcanoes is that they tend ...

and rewriting our understanding of the city, taking us back in time to the day everything changed in Pompeii. (wind blowing) On an autumn day in the year 79, a long-dormant volcano, Mount Vesuvius ...

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As the largest town closest to the volcano, Pompeii suffered the most damage and was essentially wiped off the map. It was rediscovered in the late 16th century, but it wasn't until 1763 that the ...

A minor earthquake in southern Italy caused damage at the Pompeii archaeological site. With a magnitude of 3.2, the quake led to the partial collapse of a wall and vault, but no injuries or damage to ...

Two American tourists are speaking out after escaping the eruption of Mount Etna in Italy, which started on Monday.

Pyroclastic flow down the Mayon volcano, Philippines, 1984. Photo: Wikipedia Experts agree the cataclysmic event at Pompeii had two main stages. First, ash clouds and pumice hit the city ...