Archaeologists discover a bench in Pompeii opposite the Villa of the Mysteries that reveals Roman social and political life.

A new discovery in Italy suggests children in ancient Rome drew violent images from the events of their daily lives. Experts say the children used to witness gladiator fights and hunting scenes and ...

A banqueting room has been excavated in Pompeii, revealing wall murals inspired by the Trojan War. The find is in block 10 of Regio IX of the Pompeii archaeological site, which was rediscovered in the ...

Archaeologists uncovered disturbing details about a Pompeii family's fight for survival during the destructive eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The Pompeii Archaeological Park announced the recent ...

During construction in Italy, archaeologists found pre-Roman graves and an ancient plowed field preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Photo from the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and ...

When we think of the murals in domestic spaces in Pompeii, we typically think of extravagant banqueting rooms or lavish columned atriums. But researchers have concluded that even “tiny houses” in the ...

ROME (AP) — The Pompeii archaeological park plans to limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day and introduce personalized tickets starting next week in a bid to cope with over-tourism and protect the ...

Scientists sampled tiny bone fragments sealed inside several Pompeii casts and tested DNA and isotopes to ask, and answer, ...

As I saw the images—the first time in 2,000 years that anyone had laid eyes on them—I felt a great surge of emotion, especially because they remain only yours for a few moments before they are ...

Amazing discovery of a large villa outside of the city of Pompeii, Italy. Mt. Vesuvius, near the city of Pompeii, Italy, erupted in 79 A.D., wiping out an entire town. Hundreds of years later, ...

In conjunction with a seismic swarm in the Campi Flegrei last week, with tremors up to magnitude 3.2, a partial collapse of a wall and a portion of the vault was confirmed in the Insula Meridionalis ...

ROME (AP) — Madonna will celebrate her 66th birthday with a private evening tour of the famed Italian archaeological site at Pompeii, officials said. Naples Prefect Michele Di Bari denied Italian ...