Posted: March 28, 2025 | Last updated: May 2, 2025 We explore the mysterious and terrifying story of Pompeii, an ancient city that met its end when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.

Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered a "bakery-prison" where slaves and donkeys were locked up to grind the grain needed to make bread, the archaeological site said ...

A meticulously reconstructed Pompeii bridal chariot that eluded the ancient city’s modern-day looters is a star of an ambitious new exhibition in Rome, which invites viewers to reflect on today ...

Archaeologists discovered a small bedroom used by slaves in a dig near the Roman city of Pompeii, Italy, buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 AD.

Archaeologists have discovered a small bedroom in a Roman villa near Pompeii that was almost certainly used by slaves, throwing light on their lowly status in the ancient world, the culture ...

Travelers will soon be able to take a high-speed train from Rome to Pompeii, the ancient city famously preserved in ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italy ...

ROME — Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered a “bakery-prison” where slaves and donkeys were locked up to grind the grain needed to make bread, the ...

Hot, warm and cold baths in a recently uncovered villa offer a new glimpse of life in the city before it was smothered by tons of volcanic fragments.

It’s a place to have a spa day fit for an emperor. The largest private Roman bathhouse ever found in the ruined ancient city of Pompeii has been discovered recently by archaeologists under a ...

ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a richly decorated but uncommonly small house with finely preserved frescoes of mythological scenes, the site ...

Films such as “Gladiator II” underscore our long-standing obsession with the Roman Empire—a fixation that’s evident in both culture and politics. Why are we so desperate to reclaim ancient ...