They were, of course, referring to Mount Vesuvius, the ancient, still active volcano that looms ominously over the charming ...

Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...

For a comprehensive look at the effects of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius—and to lessen the crowds at Pompeii itself—visitors ...

In late 2023, Nebraska’s Luke Farritor became the first to decode a Greek word from a papyrus scroll charred into a lump of carbon by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago. A student ...

Historians have long believed that Mount Vesuvius erupted on 24 August 79 AD, destroying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii. But now, an inscription has been uncovered dated to mid-October - almost ...

No one could decipher them because they'd been burned and buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted about 2,000 years ago, leaving them charred and far too delicate to unroll. In fact, previous efforts ...

And perhaps none of the other narratives meant to illuminate who perished together in the ancient eruption of Mount Vesuvius are correct—according to a new DNA analysis of their skeletal remains.

Extreme heat from the Mount Vesuvius eruption in Italy was so immense it turned one victim's brain into glass, a study has suggested. The volcano erupted in 79 AD, killing thousands and destroying ...

This immersive archaeological exploration of Pompeii, a once-thriving Roman city, will transport you back in time – before the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Explore Subscribe ...

The remains of Roman Pompeii, destroyed in 79 C.E. by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ... guided by Mary Beard's iconoclastic book Fires of Vesuvius; and with an optional weekend visit to the MFA's ...

Officials at the dangerously beloved Archaeological Park of Pompeii are sticking by Pliny the Younger’s date for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The latest entry in their ongoing e-journal ...