Scientists explored Beethoven’s ailments, linked remains to a Norse saga, uncovered colonial secrets, peeked inside an ...

Officials at the dangerously beloved Archaeological Park of Pompeii are sticking by Pliny the Younger’s date for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ... over ten months after the Plinian date ...

which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in A.D. 79, is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was preserved by the volcano's ash. It was not rediscovered until 1748. According to many ...

To get a clearer picture of what everyday life in ancient Rome was really like, visit the well-preserved (and unlucky) city ...

What’s more, analysis of the caldera’s volume and sulfur isotopes suggested the crater formed after a massive ... Two of the four eruptions were previously identified: Mount Tambora in ...

The remains of Roman Pompeii, destroyed in 79 C.E. by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, are familiar across the globe ... Steve Ostrow joined BOLLI in 2019 after a half-century teaching Greek & Roman ...

Artificial intelligence came of age in 2024, helping to decode the mysteries of ancient scrolls, whale vocalizations, the ...

A recent report from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii reignited the long-standing debate over the exact date of Mount ... to propose that the eruption occurred after this date.

The tragic story of Pompeii, the Roman city buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD ... reconstructions of the city before, during and after the eruption. Loading ...