Step inside the Biblioteca Nazionale in Naples, one of Italy’s largest and most historic libraries, to explore the ...

A growing number of researchers are turning to the Pompeii's graffiti to better understand the lives, humor and concerns of ...

Since 1863, archaeologists have made more than 100 plaster casts, which show how victims died after Mount Vesuvius erupted in ...

A carbonized papyrus scroll from Herculaneum, preserved by the 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius, was read using advanced imaging and microscopy techniques. The decoded text describes Plato’s grave at ...

Volcanoes have long been seen as both destructive forces and creators of new worlds. Their eruptions have the power to change landscapes, alter climates, and influence human history in profound ways.

Vesuvius has shaped southern Italy for thousands of years, alternately nurturing and threatening the communities that settled on its slopes. Its fertile soils have supported agriculture since ...

Herculaneum beach in the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, buried along with Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on October 24th 79 AD, is to be excavated and restored. When the archaeologists ...

For nearly two millennia, a set of ancient scrolls has remained sealed, last seen when the Roman Empire held dominion over Europe. Now, thanks to a special program using artificial intelligence, ...

The Roman city of Pompeii was the site of one of Antiquity’s biggest tragedies. Between 10,000 and 20,000 people lived in it in AD79. When the nearby Vesuvius volcano erupted, Pompeii (and most of its ...