Archaeologists uncovered remains and objects in a Pompeii house, revealing the final moments of residents during the 79 A.D.

Indeed, Pompeii’s very destruction is what has ... Inside the villa, named for its immense library of scrolls, were frescoes, mosaics and more than 90 statues. Exhibition highlights from the ...

The 1972 concert film Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii, back in cinemas this week, would change the way many thought of Pompeii.

The Villa Farnesina, in Rome's Trastevere, is perhaps best known for its Raphael frescoes depicting Cupid and Psyche.

A new project in Pompeii is combining traditional dyeing techniques with colourful frescoes, to revive the daily life in the ancient city before the eruption. The inspiration comes from frescoes ...

According to the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, the frescoes feature life-sized depictions of women dancers in a procession honoring Dionysus, the Greek god of wine. The remarkable paintings were ...

Pompeii was entombed and forgotten. Then the ruins were discovered in the late 16th century by Dominico Fontana, an architect. But it wasn’t until the 18th century that major excavations began. Today ...

One spot of interest is the Square of Guilds, which had mosaics on ... snack shop (a feature Pompeii has in common with Ostia ...

On 17 October 79 AD, the city of Pompeii was buried under lava after ... The film unveils the sumptuous frescoes and mosaics that adorned the excavated villas and uses historical reconstructions ...

The churches’ interiors are a symphony of rich colour, with every inch of the walls and domed ceilings covered in vivid frescoes. A colossal Virgin ... treasure trove lined with shimmering golden ...