An ancient Roman erotic mosaic depicting a half-naked couple has returned to Pompeii more than 80 years after it was stolen ...

A mosaic panel on travertine slabs, depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era, was returned to the archaeological park of Pompeii on Tuesday, after being stolen by a Nazi German captain during ...

A mysterious residue inside a set of ancient Greek pots from Paestum, Italy, has now been identified as honey thanks to ...

How sheep, goats, and pigs were raised, but also how aquatic resources were exploited and cereals and legumes were cultivated ...

In 1967, Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Catholic Church, the spiritual heart of Milwaukee's Italian community, was torn down to ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii recently unearthed the well-preserved remains of two people believed to have died in an earthquake that accompanied the infamous volcanic eruption there almost 1,500 ...

Pompeii is only some 14 miles from Naples, which the Reuters news agency describes at "the modern-day home of the Italian pizza, a UNESCO-protected food." ...

Pompeii’s archaeological puzzles can be solved with a little help from chemistry Even after a century wrapped in plaster, remains show that certain victims very likely died of asphyxiation.

Restored Pompeii house offers rare look at life for the ancient elites of the volcano-pummelled city January 10, 2023 / 7:44 AM EST / AP ...

Pompeii, founded as early as the 7th century BCE, is in a beautiful region of Italy, and Romans were avid tourists. So the city was a resort town, and many of its villas and apartments were ...

You may have thought Pompeii died after that battle with Vesuvius in A.D. 79. In fact, the gloriously preserved Roman town is being destroyed now, thanks to human neglect.