In 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash, freezing Roman life in time. This disaster ...

Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

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THE luxurious but tragedy-stricken villa where the first Roman emperor, Augustus, is believed to have died has been unearthed ...

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The city of Pompeii has been buried by Mount Vesuvius's eruption since 79 AD, and it's one of the most well-known archaeological sites in modern times.

A loaf of bread, divided into eight slices, lies preserved in Pompeii, where it was found inside an earthen oven. Wheat bread was the lifeblood of the masses. Like many modern-day politicians, ancient ...

The city of Pompeii has been buried by Mount Vesuvius’s eruption since 79 AD, and it’s one of the most well-known archaeological sites in modern times.

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that four people, including a child, in Pompeii used furniture to block a bedroom door and shield themselves from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

The ancient Romans were unaware of the massive danger posed by a volcano in their midst, so when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, thousands of people scrambled to escape several small seaside towns.