A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

The origins of some trail names are the stuff of folktales. There's Omar's Ear. Then, there's the naming of Snowbird's Hot ...

Pompeii: Inside a Lost City at the National Museum of Australia depicts life in the flourishing Roman city of Pompeii before ...

Ten years ago, scientists discovered ancient hunting camps beneath the lake. Now, DNA samples from a submerged peat bog could ...

The "Ringed Lady" of Herculaneum is one of the most important discoveries from the ancient city that was buried by the ...

"Pompeii" at the National Museum of Australia brings together 90 artifacts and a recreation of Vesuvius's eruption.

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

Step inside Pompeii and discover life in the ancient city before the fateful eruption of Mount Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago. Pompeii is eternally fascinating. The eruption of the volcano of Mount ...

When the residents of Pompeii died in a shower of hot ash and rocks erupting from Vesuvius in A.D. 79, the volcanic material enveloped them and their vibrant city in a pyroclastic shroud.

Although it has been frozen in time for nearly 2,000 years, the ancient ruins of Pompeii – the Roman town destroyed by the ...

New frescoes and a colonnaded hall in Pompeii, showcasing extraordinary artwork. Credit: Parco Archeologico di Pompeii Archaeologists in Pompeii have revealed extraordinary finds, including lavish ...