Once Vesuvius erupted, there was no escape for the residents of Pompeii, whose last hours on earth were nothing short of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered one of Pompeii’s largest and most elaborate private bathhouses. Complete with mosaic floors, ...

HISTORIANS have mapped out a minute-by-minute account of the final moments of Pompeii - as gas and ash transformed locals into glass. A staggering 16,000 people were buried during one of the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an extravagant private bath complex in Pompeii, shedding further light on the ancient Roman city's grandeur prior to its destruction by Mount Vesuvius in AD79.

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in 70 AD, has unearthed a new treasure: a large bath-complex built ...

When Lily Withycombe visited the Australian Museum in 1995 to see an exhibition on Pompeii, she had an epiphany.

Researchers now think they understand what happened during those 32 hours of hell. The ground-breaking new study suggests there was a five-hour window when residents could have escaped - but were ...

two villas and the bones of three people who died during the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which destroyed both the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.Zuchtriegel said wealthy ...