A new discovery in Italy suggests children in ancient Rome drew violent images from the events of their daily lives. Experts say the children used to witness gladiator fights and hunting scenes and ...
Thermal baths designed to be ‘the jewel of Pompeii’ have finally been opened to visitors after a painstaking excavation. The Roman city was destroyed by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago before its ...
Explore the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and its impact on Pompeii and the history of volcanology. Remember Volcano Day. Well, sure enough, today is "Volcano Day"! The eruption of Vesuvius that ...
Archaeologists in the ancient city of Pompeii have discovered ancient brain matter that was turned into glass as a result of the volcanic eruption that devastated the city in 79 A.D. The research, ...
Pompeii — The newly restored remains of an opulent house in Pompeii that likely belonged to two former slaves who became rich through the wine trade offer visitors an exceptional peek at details of ...