Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii after a volcanic eruption, overturning misconceptions about their genetic ...

The Garden of the Fugitives has long been a haunting reminder of the city's destruction.

(CNN) — The once-thriving Roman city of Pompeii resembles an eerie time capsule, seemingly unoccupied since a catastrophic volcanic eruption in AD 79, with the remains of its inhabitants forever ...

At the edge of Pompeii, in a vineyard later named the Garden of the Fugitives, a man tried to leave the city with a small ...

(CNN) — The once-thriving Roman city of Pompeii resembles an eerie time capsule, seemingly unoccupied since a catastrophic volcanic eruption in AD 79, with the remains of its inhabitants forever ...

Archaeologists explain the ongoing excavations at Pompeii and new findings about Vesuvius’ eruption date, slavery and daily life for ancient Romans. Photo from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii When ...

Sixty years after the body was first discovered, advanced imaging techniques revealed a curious box that resembled the kind Roman doctors carried to treat patients.

The walls of a corridor that once linked two theatres in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii hold hundreds of inscriptions made ...