Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

The once-thriving city of Pompeii, near Naples, and the surrounding countryside were submerged by volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius exploded in AD 79. The eruption killed thousands of Romans who ...

Pompeii volcanic eruption was so hot it turned brain to glass - Fiery ash cloud that dissipated quickly was likely first deadly event during Mount Vesuvius eruption. ... Italy, in 2020, ...

A loaf of bread, divided into eight slices, lies preserved in Pompeii, where it was found inside an earthen oven. Wheat bread ...

The continuing discoveries at Pompeii 05:42. Excavators in Pompeii recently unearthed the remains of two more victims of the ancient volcanic eruption that encased the lost Roman city in ash and ...

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Archeologists have found new victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the ruins of Pompeii. The Archaeological Park of Pompeii found two skeletons, a man and a woman, in what was likely a ...

Pompeii: Italy’s frozen-in ... people had a postcard-perfect view of the looming volcano, Mount Vesuvius ... and burying the city under 30 feet of volcanic debris. After the eruption, ...

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.

An estimated 20,000 people lived in Pompeii at the time and many were consumed by a wave of ash, pumice and mud, freezing them in place beneath a fresh layer of volcanic sediment.

A glass-like substance found in the skull of a person who perished in the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius has helped archaeologists unravel the sequence of events that wiped out Pompeii and ...