Archeological excavations of Pompeii continue to shed light on the daily lives of ancient Romans.

The small garden now features thousands of roses, violets, cherry trees and vines. Experts think a perfumer may have once ...

A new exhibition is spotlighting the women who have long been sidelined in histories of the Roman Empire—from mothers and ...

Archaeologists have discovered two male bodies in the Suburban villa of Civita Giuliana, approximately 700 meters Northwest ...

For many years, the formal excavations stopped here, just past one of Pompeii’s grandest mansions: the House of the Silver Wedding, which was uncovered in the late nineteenth century and named ...

A LEGACY OF DISASTERS Pompeii has been a byword for catastrophe since 79 A.D., when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted, killing most of the city’s inhabitants. After serious excavations began halfway ...

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

Pompeii, a name synonymous with a moment frozen in time, continues to yield incredible secrets, two thousand years after ...

Local Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed the never-before-seen tombs of Egyptian officials, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced (via The New York Post). The tombs were ...

Excavations of Pompeii continue today, telling stories of the way people lived almost two thousand years ago. One story tells ...

The discovery was made at a London development site which had already yielded stunning mosaics and a rare Roman mausoleum.