In the wake of the midsized earthquakes that struck Pompeii in 62 C.E., the city’s affluent residents got to work redecorating. Much like today, they outsourced the task to others: painting ...

POMPEII, Italy – In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced the discovery of ancient murals that shed light on the ...

"Preparations are underway to welcome such an illustrious guest, which testifies that even from the perspective of pictorial art, Pompeii is a great point of reference," he said, according to ...

The recent scientific analysis of a mysterious painting that hung in a church in Pompeii for centuries has ... returning to art history a masterpiece that was thought lost,” said Barbara Jatta ...

Mount Versuvius still towers above the ruins of Pompeii and scientists say the most important dig in a century is taking place. NBC News’ Molly Hunter explores the buried city and shares an ...