Several lines of evidence, from chiseled inscriptions to missing horses, suggest that thousands of people survived the ...

The goal of the "Pompeii Reset" project is to use digital techniques to document what has been preserved of the buildings in ...

"I have found two or three rich guys, but I found a couple hundred middle class and even some desperately poor people who ...

Archaeologists discover a bench in Pompeii opposite the Villa of the Mysteries that reveals Roman social and political life.

A team has used 3D reconstructions of lost buildings to gain insight on the richness of life above ground in the ancient city ...

Scientists sampled tiny bone fragments sealed inside several Pompeii casts and tested DNA and isotopes to ask, and answer, ...

The seat is across from the entrance to the Villa of the Mysteries, a large property full of beautiful frescoes located just ...

When pilgrims gather in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 19 to witness the canonization of Blessed Bartolo Longo, they will see not ...

The ancient Roman town of Pompeii sparks the imagination like few other historical sites do. Home to about 12,000 people, the town was destroyed in the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, at whose feet ...

"Napoli Explosion is a collective project that transforms New Year's celebrations in the Gulf of Naples into photographic ...

Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii said Tuesday they had found what might have been the precursor to the modern-day pizza depicted on an ancient fresco -- but without the cheese and ...