More than 1,000 years before Mount Vesuvius erupted, destroying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 C.E., another ...

Archaeologists in Italy found footprints of Pompeii inhabitants, revealing a dramatic flight from a bronze age Mount Vesuvius ...

Near the footprint site, archaeologists uncovered burials in tombs covered with tuff slabs, some engraved with decorations.

HISTORIANS have mapped out a minute-by-minute account of the final moments of Pompeii – as gas and ash transformed locals into glass. A staggering 16,000 people were buried during one of the ...

It’s home to the Amalfi Coast, Capri, Pompeii and Naples, Italy’s third-largest city, plus limoncello and buffalo mozzarella.

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in AD 79, has unearthed a new treasure — a private bathhouse built ...

POMPEII, Metropolitan City of Naples — Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in 70 AD, has unearthed a new treasure — a private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago, decorated with ...

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy violated the right to life of Italians living in a toxic-waste polluted area around Naples ...

Italy is the birthplace of the Renaissance. It boasts works by legendary artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, ...

Archaeologists at Pompeii have uncovered a private thermal baths complex where guests would take the plunge before sitting ...

Archaeologists at Pompeii have uncovered a private thermal baths complex where guests would take the plunge before sitting ...