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

Archaeologists have discovered the exceptionally well-preserved remains of two men scalded to death by the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD, the Italian ...

Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, burying Pompeii under some 30 feet of ash. But Pompeii's story didn't end there, according to fresh findings highlighted by Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the ...

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

When pilgrims gather in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 19 to witness the canonization of Blessed Bartolo Longo, along with six ...

Incredible photos of Romans ruins across Europe, from Pompeii to Albania's Butrint.

The classic Venice route now invites guests to stay at the lagoon’s most glamorous retreat, Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, ...

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Tourism has turned some Italian streets into monochromatic eating zones. Some officials have banned the opening of new ...

A new 3-D model of a portable sundial found near Pompeii is helping researchers understand how to operate the "pork clock." ...