In 79 CE, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 20 feet of ash, preserving amazing details about daily life in the Roman Empire.

In this past week of political hubbub and hullabaloo, I found myself thinking about Uranus and Pompeii. No, I’m not crazy. Though this doesn’t prove that either way. But bear with me. Uranus ...

Colums frame the "peristylium," or courtyard, in the center of the Ancient Roman Domus Vettiorum, House of Vettii, in the Pompeii Archeological Park, near Naples, southern Italy, December 14, 2022.

Archaeologists in Pompeii discover an ancient luxury spa fit for an emperor under centuries-old volcanic ash By . Melanie Marich. Published Jan. 17, 2025, 7:12 p.m. ET.

Buildings in Pompeii, south of Naples, were preserved in volcanic ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD, and the site attracts millions of tourists visiting Italy each year.

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The 20 years since I last visited Pompeii feel like a long time to me, but are less than a blink of an eye in this city’s fabled history. I was younger, single and childless. Now I’m older ...

Mount Vesuvius was responsible for the destruction of the city of Pompeii in 79 AD. Nearly everyone has heard one story or another about arguably the most well-known volcanic eruption ...

Mount Vesuvius was responsible for the destruction of the city of Pompeii in 79 AD. Nearly everyone has heard one story or another about arguably the most well-known volcanic eruption ...

Archaeologists discover ‘extremely violent’ drawings by children in Pompeii. The sketches are bleived to depict events the children had witnessed, rather than imagined ...

Buried by a volcanic eruption 1400 years ago, well-preserved remains of the Maya village in modern-day El Salvador have earned a provocative nickname: The Pompeii of the New World.