When people think of Pompeii, they usually picture tragedy frozen in time — bodies preserved in ash, homes swallowed up […] ...

Formally known as the Great Pompeii Project, its goal is the transformation of a chronic disaster into a peerless showcase by 2017. It is to be a state-of-the-art laboratory for what Osanna calls ...

A new exhibition is spotlighting the women who have long been sidelined in histories of the Roman Empire—from mothers and weavers to entrepreneurs and influential tavern owners ...

Incredibly, a place in El Salvador survived the near annihilation and still contains well-preserved remnants of an ancient ...

From peaches and lentils to your favourite herb, ancient Mediterranean doctors had strong opinions about what you should (and ...

Knowing that entire cities once thrived, then vanished without warning, is quite thrilling on its own. The thought of discovering–or exploring them–draws thousands of curious visitors worldwide.

Ten powerful fantasy novels where the ancient myth collides with modern truth—gritty, emotional, and deeply human stories ...

The second edition of the TV Real Festival kicked off today with a keynote conversation with Tom McDonald, executive VP of global factual and unscripted content at National Geographic.

They also intend to collaborate with museums to cross-reference their data with historical artifacts. Researchers hope these findings will shift the public’s view of Pompeii, from a city frozen by ...

In volcanic regions, grape varieties grown in mineral-rich soil can produce volcanic wines with an eruption of memorable ...

Pompeii is one of the most popular tourist attractions in ... package containing a number of artifacts that had been stolen from the site of the ancient disaster. The package came with a confession ...