Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – and its traffic-worn streets show how the ...

We had just uncovered stunning frescos inspired by the Trojan War painted on the splendid black walls of a banqueting ...

While visiting the ancient city of Pompeii, a British man carved his family’s initials onto one of the historic site’s walls. The man had etched the letters onto the House of the Vestals ...

After lying hidden beneath metres of volcanic rock and ash for 2,000 years, a "once-in-a-century" find has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii ... vibrant red walls, a mosaic ...

A large private bath complex from 2,000 years ago has been discovered in Pompeii. The bathhouse was likely part of a wealthy home, designed for relaxation and social events. Excavations use ...

It has been nearly 2,000 years since the ancient city of Pompeii was destroyed, but a recent study sheds new light on how the city and its inhabitants may have met their demise. While conventional ...

But Pompeii ... the ancient city. One of the most recent attention-grabbing disoveries is the entertainment space, called by archaeologists the “Black room”, because its walls are painted ...

Buried under 2,000 years of volcanic debris, archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered the largest Roman bathhouse ever found in the city ... a room adorned with red walls and intricate marble ...

and archaeologists learn lots every time they dig up more of the city. A recent dig in Pompeii has led to lots of new finds, including these paintings. They were found on the walls of a building ...

The walls of the private bathhouse ... dimensions had been found in the buried city, archaeologists said. There has been a succession of discoveries in Pompeii in the past few years as ...