A thick layer of volcanic mud preserved Pompeii as it was in 79 CE, offering a unique glimpse into life in the Roman Empire.

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

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

The horse was found in full saddle suggesting that it was being prepped to rescue those fleeing the volcanic eruption.

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

The Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) is a massive volcanic area located near Naples. This supervolcano is one of the most ...

The white-gray ash settled like a heavy snow on Pompeii, its weight eventually ... and burying the city under 30 feet of volcanic debris. After the eruption, people from nearby towns tried in ...

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.

Good Neighbor Bar owners Randy Clement and April Langford sprung into action last week to aid the Altadena wildfire victims ...

From volcanic eruptions, disease epidemics and storms, to floods and fires, these are the worst natural disasters in Europe's ...

while Pompeii, 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.