The city of Pompeii has been buried by Mount Vesuvius's eruption since 79 AD, and it's one of the most well-known archaeological sites in modern times. Excavations on the city began in the 1700s ...

Two victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD were found in recent archaeological excavations of Pompeii. Zelenskyy seeks support at emergency European summit after bruising Trump ...

Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and rock fragments, and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow. Mount Vesuvius ...

The eruption in 79 A.D. actually took place over two days ... or Region Nine. A satellite map shows Pompeii’s numbered neighborhoods, main streets and unexcavated sectsion (shaded in pink).

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, it wiped ...