A minor earthquake in southern Italy has led to damage to structures within the Pompeii archaeological site. Officials confirmed on Thursday that a wall and a vault had partially collapsed. The quake, ...

A tourist was detained in Italy over the weekend when he was caught carving his name into a wall in the ancient city of Pompeii — and he’s been ordered to pay for its restoration, officials said. The ...

The story of Pompeii has intrigued the world for centuries, but many may not know there's another landmark with a similar ...

What was life really like in Pompeii? This week's science news has revealed some weird details of the lives of the illfated city's inhabitants. First, archaeologists uncovered an extremely rare wall ...

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Researchers investigating the well-known House of Thiasus in Pompeii became fascinated with an unconnected stone staircase. A digital architectural reconstruction (based on features still present at ...

The bodies of a rich man and his enslaved server, lying at the foot of the stairs. A saucy ancient fresco coming to light. A thoroughbred horse, its body rediscovered 2,000 years on. Even a bit of ...