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

Two victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD were found in recent archaeological excavations of Pompeii. One was found on a bed, holding a small treasure of gold, bronze and silver coins ...

This is how Pompeii looked before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius. We must go back to noon on August 24, 79 A.D., when a huge eruption of “Vesuvius,” a volcano located off the Gulf of ...

A loaf of bread, divided into eight slices, lies preserved in Pompeii, where it was found inside an earthen oven. Wheat bread ...

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.

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In 79 AD, Italy’s Mount Vesuvius exploded, raining ash and volcanic debris down on the city of Pompeii and its tens of thousands of residents. In mere minutes, the giant cloud of ash and gases ...

A new discovery from Pompeii is shedding light on the horrific scenes after the volcanic explosion, ... The city of Pompeii has been buried by Mount Vesuvius's eruption since 79 AD, ...

Two teenagers have been locked up for a firework attack which led to the death of widower in his own home.In the years leading up to the attack, Robert Price, 76, had been the target of a prolonged ...

A minor earthquake in southern Italy has led to damage to structures within the Pompeii archaeological site. Officials confirmed on Thursday that a wall and a vault had partially collapsed.

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii. Now, new research is digging deeper into what really ...