Pompeii wasn’t a dying city waiting for disaster. It was busy, wealthy, and fully functional right up until Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. Gladiators fought, markets traded, and water flowed through ...

The true date of the eruption has long eluded—and vexed—historians of the deadly disaster. Here’s what the archaeological evidence tells us. The ancient city of Herculanum was destroyed by the ...

New secrets have been revealed about bathing culture in ancient Pompeii. Researchers have found mineral deposits under lava ...

Researchers have found nearly 100 doodles of everyday people hidden in the walls of Pompeii before the volcano destroyed ...

The eruption of Mt Vesuvius buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and one ancient library was burned to a crisp.

Right after their famous roads and imposing gladiatorial arenas, the ancient Romans are perhaps best known for their public baths and enduring aqueducts. New research sheds light on these structures ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bath time in ancient Pompeii has been revealed as not the wholesome and clean experience as some might have thought. A new study ...

Beneath Margam Country Park, on the outskirts of Port Talbot, lies the largest Roman villa yet identified in Wales. The ...

Archaeologists have discovered 79 previously unseen pieces of graffiti scratched into the walls of an alley in Pompeii that ...

Archaeologists have discovered the largest Roman villa ever found in Wales - and it's earned the nickname 'Port Talbot's Pompeii'.

Vikings: The Immersive Exhibition is at Dock X, from Mar 12. Get the latest and greatest from the Big Smoke – from news and ...

It is remarkable what, with enough ingenuity, can be gleaned from the most unpromising of materials – such as Roman limescale. That’s what a team based in Germany has been studying, and they have used ...