"Pompeii: The Exhibition" opens Nov. 15 at Graceland, featuring a collection artifacts from the ancient Roman city that was ...

Vesuvius eruption that literally froze Pompeii in stone. But the cause of those dinos' demise was likely much more mundane - ...

Archaeologists discovered a series of ancient frescoes among the ruins of Pompeii, officials said. The artwork — which ...

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

The ash spewed by the volcano coated the bodies of people and animals and encased ... and other artifacts in Pompeii and other surrounding towns. Rainfall after the eruption caused the bodies ...

A new genetic analysis of 14 bodies recovered from Pompeii is casting doubt on some of the initial interpretations of their identities before the cataclysmic volcanic eruption. A team of ...

Academics have spent centuries debating over the real date on which Vesuvius decimated Pompeii. Now, the park itself has ...

When a volcanic eruption ... of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made of their bodies ...

A sensational discovery of a blue room in Pompeii offers valuable insights into Roman art, luxury, and symbolism, shedding ...

The famous Pompeii "bodies" may make the biggest ... killed by "pyroclastic flow" — hot volcanic gas, lava and ash — within 20 minutes of the volcanic eruption. THINGS DO IN MEMPHIS: Indie ...