A buried seaside villa near Naples has yielded a painted room where frescoes show herons striding across black and red walls, ...

Southern Italy is a captivating blend of ancient history and vibrant fashionable culture. Whether you're seeking an Italian ...

Archaeologists say Roman Cologne is rising again beneath the modern city after a series of major discoveries during excavations tied to the underground tour of the MiQua – LVR Jewish Museum. The work, ...

The terminal violence of Mount Vesuvius’s eruption in 79 AD, which encapsulated in a geological instant the life of Pompeii ...

VALMEYER, Ill. – A small earthquake shook eastern Missouri and western Illinois Sunday night. The magnitude 2.0 quake struck at 8:23 p.m. near Herculaneum, along the northern edge of the broader ...

If you are trying to travel beyond landscape and cuisine and looking to spend time with the ancient past, Pompeii stands ...

EXCLUSIVE: Director Gianfranco Rosi’s award-winning documentary Pompei: Below the Clouds will be coming to U.S. theaters and to MUBI’s streaming platform in March. The film, shot in lustrous black and ...

In a recent dive into ancient history, Steven Tuck, a professor of History at Miami University, has shed new light on one of antiquity's most infamous disasters—the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. His ...