For centuries, the destruction of Pompeii has been dated to August 24 in the year 79 CE, a figure drawn almost entirely from ...

The archaeological site of Pompeii has unveiled a new augmented reality experience that lets visitors discover what life was like before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. From exploring lavish Roman ...

An 18th-century archaeological dig uncovered a library of intact but charred scrolls. Their contents have been unreadable ...

Researchers have recovered texts previously lost to history, revealing philosophical takes on ethics, the arts, human behavior and theology.

Hiddleston indulges his lifelong obsession with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius as only he could – and the grim crime thriller continues to delight ...

A full Herculaneum scroll "unwrapped" with technology reveals new texts, titles and authors unknown to history and ushers in a new era for the study of the ancient world.

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. On Aug. 24, in A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, shooting ...

The papyrus manuscript was part of a vast library preserved by volcanic ash. Now, the remaining passages—which examine ethics, knowledge and human nature—are accessible for the first time since 79 C.E ...

Researchers have used AI to virtually unwrap and decipher a nearly 2,000-year-old Herculaneum papyrus scroll buried in the AD79 Vesuvius eruption. The technique revealed previously hidden Stoic ...

The Herculaneum scrolls are among the only surviving intact libraries from the ancient world.

Nearly 2,000 years after Mount Vesuvius buried the thriving Roman city of Pompeii beneath volcanic ash, one of its ancient ...

The future star visited Pompeii as a teen in 1998, and years later suggested incorporating the destroyed city into his show ...