The destruction of Pompeii and the nearby coastal town of Herculaneum is undoubtedly history’s most storied natural disaster. The ancient Roman cities were buried under layers of volcanic rock ...

Since Herculaneum was closer to Mount Vesuvius than Pompeii, it experienced the wrath ... causing his brain to cool down quickly. He was then hit with pyroclastic flows, which were still hot ...

found perfectly preserved in the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum. For a time this artwork could only be accessed with a special permit for men with 'proven morality'. Now open to the public ...

It is the loot of raiders who for decades have targeted sites from classical antiquity in southern Italy, such as Pompeii and Herculaneum. Some even used underwater metal detectors, GPS ...

One moment, Pompeii was alive with trade and laughter ... than Corfu’ gets flight routes from two UK airports Here are 11 cool electric convertibles 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix – F1 standings ...

The subject of this documentary is a straightforward one: presenter Andrew Wallace-Hadrill introduces us to the treasures of Herculaneum, the city close to Pompeii that suffered a similar fate as ...

No other place gives us such a sense of the ancient world as the narow streets of Pompeii and Herculaneum But what do these ruins really tell us How did the peope in the towns around Mt Vesuvius ...

Dr Richard Miles follows in the footsteps of the 18th century archaeologists who discovered Herculaneum... To visit the incredible sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum as a tourist is incredible ...