Pompeii didn't begin with the Romans. It was fundamentally an Oscan city, also influenced by the Etruscans and Greeks.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers investigating the well-known House of Thiasus in Pompeii became fascinated with an unconnected stone staircase. A ...

Before Pompeii was engulfed in volcanic ash, its walls may have been battered by an ancient "machine gun" while the city was under siege. A study has uncovered compelling evidence that Roman forces ...

Researchers using digital archaeology have uncovered how a grand staircase in Pompeii's House of Thiasus led to destroyed ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence that a weapon known as the polybolos—or multi-thrower—was used during the Roman conquest ...

Researchers investigating graffiti in Pompeii uncovered 79 new inscriptions. The team used highly technical means to take a deeper look at a 90-foot corridor near a theater, considered the most ...

(CNN) — The once-thriving Roman city of Pompeii resembles an eerie time capsule, seemingly unoccupied since a catastrophic volcanic eruption in AD 79, with the remains of its inhabitants forever ...

Archaeologists excavating a villa destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. have unearthed magnificent frescoes which illuminate life and culture in the ancient society. Archaeologists ...

In a Nov. 6 Facebook post, the Pompeii Archaeological Park said the ceramic situla, or vase, was found in the Thermopolium in Regio V, an ancient snack bar. “The glazed vessel, usually found in the ...

The price of covering a room in the prized pigment was equal to between 50% and 90% of a Roman legionary's annual salary, a ...

Researchers investigating the well-known House of Thiasus in Pompeii became fascinated with an unconnected stone staircase. A digital architectural reconstruction (based on features still present at ...