Experts say the frescoes on the walls of an ancient banquet hall in Pompeii are among the finest ever found in the city ...

and Apollo and Cassandra, or of the blue sacrarium, soon to be published—are a fresh stimulus for new studies in ancient art.

Two thousand years on, scholars still don’t agree on the day the destruction of Pompeii began. Two new studies only fan the fire. Two thousand years on, scholars still don’t agree on the day ...

It has been nearly 2,000 years since the ancient city of Pompeii was destroyed, but a recent study sheds new light on how the city and its inhabitants may have met their demise. While conventional ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine in the ancient city that was destroyed ...

Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...

open image in gallery Sample of organic glass found inside the skull of the Pompeii individual (Pier Paolo Petrone) Scientists analysed fragments of the glass found inside the skull and spinal ...