A thick layer of volcanic mud preserved Pompeii as it was in 79 CE, offering a unique glimpse into life in the Roman Empire.

But Pompeii is the gift that just keeps on ... open image in gallery A frescoe depicting Apollo and Cassandra found in the city’s ruins (Parco Archeologico di Pompei Press Office/AFP/Getty ...

The 2,000-year-old thermal bath compound is one of the most elaborate ever found ... Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum with clouds of ash and superheated volcanic gas. They uncovered frescoes ...

Archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ... Recently, archeologists working in the same area found a bakery, a laundry shop, two villas and the bones of three people who died ...

Decorated with frescoes, the complex draws inspiration ... The remains of more than 1,000 victims have been found during excavations in Pompeii, including two bodies inside the private residence ...

It’s a place to have a spa day fit for an emperor. The largest private Roman bathhouse ever found in the ruined ancient city of Pompeii has been discovered recently by archaeologists under a ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered one of the city ... The walls of the house feature frescoes in the Second and Third Pompeiian Styles, including subjects from the Trojan War.

Archeological Park of Pompeii Press Office Via AP, HO Recently, archeologists working in the same area found a bakery, a laundry shop, two villas and the bones of three people who died during the ...

The lavish private bath complex has been found at the ... Decorated with frescoes, the complex draws inspiration from Greek culture. Picture: Archaeological Park of Pompeii Decorated with frescoes ...

The spa complex was found during excavations of a home on Via di Nola in Regio IX, a wealthy district of the destroyed ancient city. According to a Pompeii ... surrounded by frescoes of athletes ...

director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, told the BBC. Two skeletons were also found in the house, and analysis carried out on them revealed the horrors that the city’s inhabitants faced ...