The victim, who was crushed by an enormous stone while trying to escape, is the latest in a series of discoveries at a ...

Learn how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 transformed one unfortunate Herculaneum resident’s brain into organic glass ...

which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in A.D. 79, is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was preserved by the volcano's ash. It was not rediscovered until 1748. According to many ...

With little warning, the stratovolcano erupted about 5 miles outside the Roman town during the first century ... disaster unfolded after the top of Mount Vesuvius collapsed, sending a powerful ...

Two very rare, almost-life-sized statues have been discovered during the excavation of a massive tomb in Pompeii.

POMPEII, Italy – In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 ... erupted about 5 miles outside the Roman town during the first century, burying ...