“Jeopardy!” might not be the best barometer of Americans’ historical knowledge, but there are two dates out of the ancient world that contestants always seem to get right: 44 B.C. (March 15, to be ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii recently identified 2,000-year-old love notes — a discovery only made because of advanced technology. The Pompeii Archaeological Park, in a Jan. 20 statement, said the ...

Archaeology is storytelling, and Pompeii—despite being buried under 19 feet of volcanic ash in A.D. 79—has become more and more of an open book. “Pompeii: The New Dig: House of Treasures” is an ...

The ancient city of Pompeii is one of those archaeological sites that keeps on giving with one discovery after another. While much of what we know about the Roman settlement comes from the eruption of ...

About 2,000 years ago, life in the Roman town of Pompeii—located in modern-day Italy—looked a lot like life anywhere else. However, on the morning of August 24, 79 C.E., the nearby Mount Vesuvius ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D. destroyed Pompeii, a flourishing city located in present-day Italy, and left its people to slowly die from the gases and ash that the volcano ...

Recently revealed Roman graffiti in Pompeii offer a rare glimpse into everyday life in Antiquity. Among them is a declaration of love carved nearly 2,000 years ago. Love messages, drawings of ...