The disaster began midday on August 24 or October 24, 79 CE, when Mount Vesuvius erupted, sending a cloud of volcanic fragments and gas into the air.

An immersive new exhibition in Australia uses artifacts, sounds and projections to recreate the ancient Roman city ...

Once Vesuvius erupted, there was no escape for the residents of Pompeii, whose last hours on earth were nothing short of ...

The eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 was one of the most deadly volcanic events in history, killing up to 16,000 people. Now, researchers have revealed a minute-by-minute account of ...

Many are familiar with the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD that destroyed Pompeii. But centuries earlier, Vesuvius also sent ...

Archaeologists uncover a lavish private bathhouse in Pompeii, revealing the city's opulence and the tragic final moments of ...

With rooms for cold, hot, warm baths, and a plunge room, this discovery is one of the largest private bathhouses found at ...

ANCIENT footprints of people who fled a fiery eruption of Mount Vesuvius 3,000 years ago have been unearthed by accident. The markings had been made more than 1,000 years prior to the ...

Visitors will also be able to see replicas of casts of some of Mount Vesuvius’ victims. The exhibition is focused on the “real, lived human experience” in Pompeii in an effort to help modern ...

These marks were likely made as animals and people tried to flee an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Researchers also discovered a range of historical treasures alongside the footprints, including ...

Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...