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 how ...

Stunning Roman frescoes have been uncovered by archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD. Experts say the newly discovered ...

As the largest town closest to the volcano, Pompeii suffered the most damage and was essentially wiped off the map. It was rediscovered in the late 16th century, but it wasn't until 1763 that the ...

POMPEII was an ancient city in Italy destroyed by a catastrophic volcano eruption. In 79 A.D. the volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted and completely buried the Roman city under a thick carpet of ash ...

The explosive volcanic effects can overshadow the ... during the eruption played a significant role in the destruction of Pompeii and, possibly, influenced the choices of the Pompeiians who ...

While conventional wisdom says Pompeii was destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, skeletal remains recently found in the ruins reveal that earthquakes may have also played a ...

They destroyed buildings and battered anyone ... The scene was likely similar to what people racing from Pompeii experienced. After the volcano finally quieted, Pliny and his mother returned ...

Pompeii may be the best-known ancient ... But the island, also known as Thera, is the perimeter of a volcanic caldera that erupted sometime between 1620 and 1500 B.C. The eruption destroyed the local ...

Pompeii Archaeological Park Director Gabriel Zuchtriegel said they were killed not by volcanic ash but by collapsing ... the inferno that completely destroyed the city of Pompeii over two days ...

They believe the new findings are the remains of male victims likely killed in powerful earthquakes that accompanied the devastating volcanic ... completely destroyed the city of Pompeii, killing ...

But there is still no “reliable estimate” of how many people died from the volcanic eruption or ... “New insight into the destruction of Pompeii gets us very close to the experience of ...