Vibrant depictions of a peacock and a theatrical mask have emerged on frescoes in the Villa de Poppea, a site linked to ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the people of Pompeii died in one of history’s most infamous natural disasters. For ...

The roughly 11,000 inscriptions preserved by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. offer a glimpse into everyday life in the ...

From Shakespeare’s notes to a 3D scan of the Titanic, here are the most exciting historical discoveries of the previous year.

It's being called the Hall of the Peacock due to a pair of male birds depicted in vivid pigments on the south wall.

Archaeologists excavating a villa destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted have unearthed magnificent frescoes that illuminate ...

New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...

New research finds that at least four individuals who died in the eruption were wearing woolen tunics and cloaks, which ...

An ancient fresco portraying an ancient Greek myth discovered in Pompeii in 2018 is one of the highlights of the ruins of the ...

Despite the fact that Mount Vesuvius triggered one of the most infamous ancient tragedies, not everyone agrees on exactly when it took place.

This Roman senator wrote some of the greatest letters in history. Here’s how Pliny the Younger’s words have kept ancient Rome ...

The relay will cover nearly 7,500 miles and wind its way through all 110 Italian provinces before reaching Milan's San Siro ...