A new analysis of wool clothing on human remains from Pompeii is reviving the debate over when Mount Vesuvius erupted.

Want to know more about the story of Pompeii and its destruction in AD 79? HistoryExtra's Kev Lochun rounds up some essential reads to help you understand more about what happened when Vesuvius ...

It is remarkable what, with enough ingenuity, can be gleaned from the most unpromising of materials – such as Roman limescale ...

T he ancient Romans took bathing seriously—it was a crucial facet of their daily lives, and people from a range of social ...

Pompeii is a city frozen in time and shows us exactly how the Romans really lived. Buried by volcanic ash and debris from the ...