As the largest town closest to the volcano, Pompeii suffered the most damage and was essentially wiped off the map. It was ...

For the last two years, Vesuvius has been unusually quiet, and has nearly made the world forget the frightful devastations which old eruptions have made, and Neapolitan lazzaroni and Hermitage ...

Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland, while Pompeii, which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in ... our list of the best Italy tours to view traveler ...

Scans of 18 ancient papyri that were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius look ‘very promising’, and there are plans to ...

The Italian city, an archaeological site buried in ash during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79, is a major tourist draw in Italy, with nearly four million visitors in 2023. Helicopter tours ...

The ancient Herculaneum scrolls' long lost writings, charred and buried during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, are finally ...

Travelers to Pompeii uncover ancient artifacts and vibrant frescoes, revealing life before Mount Vesuvius erupted.

Just like the aging of a fine wine, the domestication of grapevines throughout Italy was a pretty slow process. One of the ...

THE eruption of Vesuvius has quieted down since last week, though scoriæ and ash continue to be ejected and there still seems to be a slow flow of lava, but in comparison with the activity of the ...

The ancient Romans were unaware of the massive danger posed by a volcano in their midst, so when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, thousands of people scrambled to escape several small seaside towns.