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

I had come to Pompeii to explore one such boundary, at the abrupt terminus of the Vicolo delle Nozze d’Argento—the Street of the Silver Wedding—in a corner of what archeologists have ...

Excavations of Pompeii (Naples) December 7, 2016 Open the small lupanare with his new frescoes to erotic wallpaper Ph: Fotonews / Renna Ref: SPL1403469 071216 Picture by: Fotonews / Splash News ...

Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – and its traffic-worn streets show how the locals adjusted their business operations By Colin Barras 17 February 2025 ...

Footprints Reveal Ancient Escape From Vesuvius—1,800 Years Before Pompeii’s Destruction The Bronze Age footprints stand as a dark omen of the Roman-era disaster—one that clearly went ...

In the vast network of historical and scientific debates, few enigmas have sparked as much fascination as the exact date of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that buried the cities of Pompeii and ...

New DNA evidence from the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii reveal that many of the presumptuous narratives about the charred victims are entirely false, according to a new study. Researchers, i… ...

The sudden devastation of Pompeii by Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. was tragic. However, the rapidity of its destruction wasn't the most disturbing aspect; there were even more horrifying elements to ...

Newsletter It is estimated that at least 2,000 people died in Pompeii when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. (Image credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images) By Justin Klawans, The Week ...

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 destroyed by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, entombing residents under layers of volcanic ash. But there is more to this story of an ancient Roman city’s doom.