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

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii. Now, new research is digging deeper into what really ...

Artificial intelligence is helping to solve an ancient mystery from the Roman Empire. It involves scrolls from a library that ...

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck Italy's volcanic region of Campi Flegrei and the city of Naples on Monday, sparking panic ...

Italian artist Giuseppe De Nettis (1846-1884) was born into a wealthy family in Barletta, Italy. He trained for a short time ...

An expert said there could be more scrolls out there as artificial intelligence and other new technology helps to decipher ...

Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland, while Pompeii, which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in A.D. 79, is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was ...

Although the museum’s artwork was unscathed, roughly 1,400 trees on the property burned during the Palisades fire. Visible ...

17 April 2026 – 6 days for £3,229 per person Embark on a captivating journey where history and archaeology come to life through Mount Vesuvius and the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Damage reported at Xenophontos, Dochiariou, and Simonopetra monasteries; centuries-old frescoes affected. Gregoriat monastery in Holy Mount Athos. (photo credit: Alexandr Zyryanov. Via Shutterstock) ...

Centuries-old monasteries have been damaged by an ongoing series of earthquakes in a secluded monastic community in northern Greece, authorities said on Friday. Mount Athos is one of the most ...