Harry, who was a 14-year-old Army apprentice on VE Day, actually remembers it as a quiet event. "When I see it on the ...

A charred Herculaneum scroll, buried by the AD 79 Vesuvius eruption, was identified via X-ray as part of Philodemus’ On Vices ...

Naples is a city that stirs the senses. From the moment you arrive, the streets hum with life — Vespas darting through ...

A vase from Pompeii is put on display the St. Louis Science Center prepares for an exhibit on daily lives in Pompeii and the ...

Roman Signer takes his furniture on wild journeys. He plays with fire, simulates landslides and sends tables soaring into the ...

It was the violent profitability of slavery as an exploitative labor system that allowed for the region to prosper, the study demonstrates.

New research shows that elevation changes and earthquakes in Italy's Campi Flegrei volcanic area are caused by rising pressure in a geothermal reservoir -- not magma or its gases, as commonly thought.

Naples can be chaotic, infuriating, and full of contradictions—but no one will ever accuse it of lacking heart. Meanwhile, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the final moments of a family in Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, ...

IT was an ordinary day when Mount Vesuvius plastered nearby towns in thick volcanic ash 2,000 years ago. A treasure trove of objects was buried, each giving an insight into the lives people led.

A volcano that has not erupted in 250,000 years has shown signs of returning to life. Scientists warned that an eruption ...

According to the study, the family attempted to lock themselves in a room, using a bed wedged against the door to barricade ...