Archaeologists estimate that 15% to 20% of Pompeii's population died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, mostly from thermal shock as a giant cloud of gases and ash covered the city.

The discovery of two skeletons at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii is giving archaeologists more clarity on the “the hell” that ensued when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2000 years ago.

Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

Two more skeletons are found in the ruins of Pompeii — the ancient Roman city wiped out by a Mount Vesuvius eruption nearly 2,000 years ago — the Italian Culture Ministry says.

Skeletons found in Pompeii ruins reveal deaths by earthquake – not just eruption of Mount Vesuvius ‘Modern excavation techniques help us to better understand the inferno that completely ...

In the shadow of Mount Vesuvius lies Pompeii, an ancient city that has captured the world’s imagination since excavations began in the 18th century.

In recent years, the vast archaeological park of Pompeii, a city buried alive by the eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79, has turned to high-tech options to maintain its excavated ruins.

Pompeii was a typical Roman city in southern Italy with all those typical features from forums and temples, to public baths and brothels. But with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in 79 AD, life in ...

In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii and other towns. For centuries, the city lay ...

Even though Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D., archeologists continue to make fascinating discoveries in the Italian ruins of Pompeii to this day. The latest are a man and a woman.

The well-preserved nature of this shrine, its murals, and paintings is remarkable when you think about the utter devastation that befell Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago. When Mount Vesuvius erupted ...