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New evidence strongly suggests that Pompeii was reoccupied after the devastating AD 79 eruption - a theory long speculated ...
New evidence suggests people returned to live among the ruins of Pompeii after the ancient Roman city was devastated by a volcanic eruption. Archaeologists believe some survivors who could not afford ...
Most of Pompeii’s buildings were covered in brilliant white ground-marble stucco, making it an impressive sight. And from its richly decorated forum, people had a postcard-perfect view of the ...
Archaeologists in the ancient city of Pompeii have discovered a remarkably well-preserved skeleton during excavations of a tomb that also shed light on the cultural life of the city before it was ...
Entertainment Pompeii exhibition opens at ROM Pompeii: In the Shadow of the Volcano runs from June 13 until Jan. 3, 2016 CBC News · Posted: Jun 13, 2015 2:00 AM PDT | Last Updated: June 13, 2015 ...
Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, don’t often think to look beyond the city walls.
The current dig, called the Investigating the Archeology of Death in Pompeii Research Project, began in July 2024 and is led by Spanish archaeologist Llorenç Alapont, in conjunction with the ...
A woman looks at a fresco at the Schola Armaturarum building in Pompeii, Italy. A 2,000-year-old building where gladiators trained in ancient Pompeii is now open to visitors, eight years after its ...
On Tuesday, the House of Vettii, Domus Vettiorum in Latin, was being formally unveiled after 20 years of restoration. Given fresh life were frescoes from the latest fashion in Pompeii wall ...
Between a factual prologue and epilogue, The Buried City of Pompeii tells a fictionalized tale of what the life and fate of one of the victims may have been like. Part one details his normal life on ...
A life-sized statue has been discovered in Pompeii of an ancient Roman woman thought to have been a priestess in a fertility cult. The statue decorated the façade of a monumental tomb dedicated ...