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

While they cannot be opened due to the carbonization and other damage, their secrets are not entirely lost thanks to modern ...

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An expert said there could be more scrolls out there as artificial intelligence and other new technology helps to decipher the ancient messages.

The "Ringed Lady" of Herculaneum is one of the most important discoveries from the ancient city that was buried by the ...

A loaf of bread, divided into eight slices, lies preserved in Pompeii, where it was found inside an earthen oven. Wheat bread ...

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

The city of Pompeii has been buried by Mount Vesuvius’s eruption since 79 AD, and it’s one of the most well-known archaeological sites in modern times.

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that four people, including a child, in Pompeii used furniture to block a bedroom door and shield themselves from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

The scrolls in question, stored in a library in a Roman villa that is thought to have belonged to the father-in-law of Julius Caesar, were carbonised by scorching gases that engulfed the town during ...