Pompeii — The newly restored remains of an opulent house in Pompeii that likely belonged to two former slaves who became rich through the wine trade offer visitors an exceptional peek at details of ...

In 2024, archaeologists announced that they’d excavated a small room inside a lavish home in ancient Pompeii. The space was likely a sacrarium, an area used to conduct rituals and store sacred objects ...

Researchers using digital archaeology have uncovered how a grand staircase in Pompeii's House of Thiasus led to destroyed upper floors.

When we think of the murals in domestic spaces in Pompeii, we typically think of extravagant banqueting rooms or lavish columned atriums. But researchers have concluded that even “tiny houses” in the ...

Archeologists have discovered four new rooms in a house in Pompeii filled with household objects giving a rare glimpse into the final moments of life in middle-class homes before Mount Vesuvius' ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a tiny house in Pompeii that is filled with elaborate – and sometimes erotic – frescoes, further revealing the ornate way in which Romans decorated their homes. Situated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists in Italy have made a stunning discovery that adds to our understanding of ancient Roman life. In the suburbs of the ...

In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted with tremendous force, burying the nearby Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum—and possibly around 16,000 people—under ash and pumice. Almost 2000 years later, ...

At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block. At Pompeii, archaeologists begin the biggest dig in a generation. Told through the drama of the dig, the ...