When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, the volcano's molten rock, scorching debris and poisonous gases killed nearly 2,000 people in the nearby ancient Italian cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. But ...

Ancient frescoes in Pompeii - paintings done on fresh plaster so that they set to the wall - were shattered and buried in ...

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, while ...

The ancient Romans were unaware of the massive danger posed by a volcano in their midst, so when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, thousands of people scrambled to escape several small seaside towns.

We’re shook. Earthquake activity as damaging as the eruption of Mount Vesuvius bears part of the blame for the total devastation of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 A.D., new research suggests.

Pompeii was blanketed in ash in 79 A.D. when the notorious Vesuvius volcano erupted, killing everything in its path. The ancient Roman city lay untouched for centuries, and it's now a vast ...

Pompeii's shattered wall paintings rise again, thanks to robotics and AI. The final touch still belongs to human restorers.

A new discovery from Pompeii is shedding light on the horrific scenes after the volcanic explosion, including that of one family’s desperate attempt for survival. Experts at Pompeii Archaeological ...

Pompeii's ancient Roman frescoes, shattered and buried for centuries, could get a second life thanks to a pioneering robotic ...

A pioneering robotic system is set to revolutionise the painstaking task of reassembling Pompeii 's ancient Roman frescoes, ...