Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pompeii: The Exhibition, coming to Cincinnati Museum Center Feb. 16-July 28, displays everyday objects and even body casts from ...

Academics and armchair archaeologists still can't agree on the date when Pompeii was destroyed in a shower of volcanic hellfire. It was almost certainly sometime in late 79 CE, but was it August, ...

Based on recent findings highlighted in the E-journal of the Pompeii Excavations, a man who died fleeing the volcanic destruction carried a bag of tools that indicate he was an ancient Roman doctor, ...

ST. LOUIS – “Pompeii: The Exhibition” opens May 16 at the St. Louis Science Center, showcasing nearly 150 artifacts recovered from the ancient city of Pompeii. The exhibition will feature a wide array ...

Earthquake activity as damaging as the eruption of Mount Vesuvius bears part of the blame for the total devastation of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 A.D., new research suggests. The ...

The once-thriving Roman city of Pompeii resembles an eerie time capsule, seemingly unoccupied since a catastrophic volcanic eruption in AD 79, with the remains of its inhabitants forever frozen under ...

A remarkably preserved thermopolium in Pompeii's Regio V offers a rare glimpse into the daily lives and eating habits of ...

The ancient Roman town of Pompeii was buried under volcanic ashes after the disastrous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.

Remember learning about Pompeii in school? You know, the ancient Roman city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and frozen in time, remarkably preserved under ash? Cincinnatians ...