The Romans Actually Returned to Pompeii After the Eruption for a Few Chaotic Centuries
After Mount Vesuvius erupted, the famous city of Pompeii didn't remain a ghost town for as long as we thought.
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Vesuvius Eruption Turned This Roman Man’s Brain Into Glass 2,000 Years Ago and Scientists Just Figured Out How
A deadly ash cloud preserved the man's brain as glass for thousands of years.
Scientists Find Hidden Clues in The Alexander Mosaic. Its 2 Million Tiny Stones Came From All Over the Ancient World
One of the most famous artworks of the ancient world reads almost like a map of the Roman Empire's power.
Ancient Roman Pompeii had way more erotic art than you’d think
Unfortunately, there are few images we can respectably share here.
Pompeii’s Double Tragedy: Earthquakes Struck Alongside Volcanic Inferno
Skeletons of people trapped and killed in buildings by earthquakes during the Vesuvius eruption could reveal a better picture of ...
Pompeii’s best kept secrets: stunning artwork unveiled by archaeologists
A third of the city is still unexplored.
The ancient city of Pompeii will be powered by undercover solar panels that look like terracotta tiles
They look just like the real thing.
Pompeii enlists robot dog to inspect the ancient’s city streets
A new solution for a pretty old place.
Archaeologists find best-preserved human remains in Pompeii
The remains of the former slave turned high-ranking priest are so well preserved they retained white hair and even a ...
Archaeologists uncover ancient street shop in Pompeii
How do you say 'one with everything' in Latin?
Vivid gladiator fresco discovered at Pompeii
The fresco is in fantastic shape.
Ancient Romans used molten iron to repair their stone-paved roads
Potholes have been causing humans headaches since ancient times.
Archaeologists find extraordinarily well-preserved Pompeii fresco of Narcissus
The tale of a beautiful man who tragically fell in love with himself, painted on the walls of a Roman ...
Ancient Vesuvius eruption was so intense it cracked Roman skulls and boiled Roman brains
Almost 2,000 years later, scientists are still piecing together the horrific jigsaw puzzle of the Vesuvius eruption.
What the villa of a wealthy roman from Pompeii looked like before it was buried by ash
The epitome of Roman class -- before all hell broke loose.
X-Ray Technique Reveals Charred Scrolls From Vesuvius Eruption
Using a new X-Ray technique, archaeologists may be able to read the words from the charred, rolled up scrolls that ...
