Therefore, the city of Pompeii was left buried, until its rediscovery in the 16th century by the architect Domenico Fontana. While the town of Pompeii was abandoned, others around the Bay of ...

After its rediscovery in the 18th century, Pompeii grew to a stature it never enjoyed in ancient times, as well-bred tourists, some with shovels in hand, took wistful strolls through its emerging ...

THE eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago is largely considered to be one of the worst in history – incinerating or suffocating thousands of people living at the base of it. And ...

It only picks up with the rediscovery of the cities and the excavations ... are featured in an episode of the new PBS documentary, “Pompeii: The New Dig.” Pompeii and Herculaneum were two ...

NARRATOR: Although Pompeii has undergone regular excavation since its rediscovery in the 16th century, over a third of the buried city remains hidden. ♪ ♪ SIRES: New archaeological techniques ...

It only picks up with the rediscovery of the cities and the excavations ... are featured in an episode of the new PBS documentary, Pompeii: The New Dig. Pompeii and Herculaneum were two wealthy ...

This event ended the life of the cities but at the same time preserved them until rediscovery by archaeologists nearly 1700 years later. The excavation of Pompeii, the industrial hub of the region ...

It only picks up with the rediscovery of the cities and the excavations that started in earnest in the 1740s. You may like 2,000-year-old bed barricade unearthed in Pompeii house — likely a ...

What they found alters history that’s been written since Pompeii’s rediscovery in the 1700s. “We were able to sample all four individuals from the group of the House of the Golden Bracelet ...

“Pompeii” was made in collaboration with ... city and how it has continued to captivate our imaginations since its rediscovery,” said Lily Withycombe, the museum’s lead coordinating ...

In a house in the ruins of Pompeii, archeologists have discovered evidence that a family of four attempted to barricade a door with a bed during Vesuvius's terrible eruption.