"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.

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

New excavations in Pompeii have revealed the skeletons of three victims of the 79 AD volcanic eruption. The Pompeiians had taken refuge in a house but were killed under a collapsed attic, ...

A decorative incense burner was found in excellent condition. Photo: Courtesy of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii An incense burner found on the site. The burner has been painted green, yellow, and ...

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 ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii. Now, new research is digging deeper into what really ...

Life in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii did not end with the volcanic eruption of 79 AD. New data and traces uncovered during the restoration work on the Insula Meridionalis – the southern district ...

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

ROME, JUN 11 - Ancient roses, violets, ruscus, cherry trees and then vines and quince trees - 'The Garden of Hercules' of the ancient residence of Pompeii also known as the "house of the perfumer", ...

A view of an excavated room in the House of the Lararium. Intact amphorae can be seen in the lower right hand corner, and intact plates sit on the three-legged Roman table. Supports are in place to ...