Pompeii has long fascinated archaeologists and travelers alike, its ruins offering a vivid snapshot of Roman life paused by disaster. But even now, new discoveries keep shifting the story. In a ...

Rome and Pompeii will soon be connected with a direct high-speed train. The project is expected to be completed in 2024, said Italian Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano during a TV interview last ...

Archaeologists discovered rare paintings, showing Helen of Troy and other Greek figures, in the lost Roman city of Pompeii 2000 years after the deadly volcanic eruption. The paintings were revealed on ...

Italy has started a direct train service from Rome to Pompeii on Sundays, which takes tourists and visitors to the archeological site in under two hours. The service began following an agreement ...

A bedroom "assigned to slaves" was discovered by archaeologists near Pompeii. The room at the Civita Giuliana villa sheds light on the living conditions of ancient Roman slaves. It showed "the ...

Using a plaster mold technique, archaeologists were able to recover several household objects including a pair of cupboards and several ceramic vessels (all photos courtesy of the Archaeological Park ...

This photo made available Monday, June 26, 2017, by the Italian Culture Ministry, shows part of the 1,800-year-old skeleton of a dog, which apparently perished in a blaze in Rome. Archaeologists think ...

Scientists have shed new light on the dirty habits of ancient Rome in Pompeii. By taking a look at limescale in the destroyed ...

Scientists, using 3D images and computing technologies, were able to detect graffiti that had previously been hidden. These inscriptions depict gladiatorial fights and love messages. They open up new ...

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