Gabriel Zuchtriegel’s spirited part-history, part-memoir evokes the everyday life of the ancient city, and poses some very ...

In “The Buried City,” a meditation on both the ruins of Pompeii and his life as a pioneering archaeologist, Mr. Zuchtriegel ...

The small garden now features thousands of roses, violets, cherry trees and vines. Experts think a perfumer may have once ...

We need to have backups already in place before disaster strikes, whether that’s warehouses in different towns, top-notch ...

A new exhibition is spotlighting the women who have long been sidelined in histories of the Roman Empire—from mothers and ...

Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius is ranked #7 out of 9 things to do in Naples, Italy. See pictures and our review of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius.

Pompeii alone is believed to have been inhabited by about 20,000 people. Most escaped. But archaeologists estimate that about 2000 lingered too long, or decided to ride the disaster out.

A minor earthquake in southern Italy has led to damage to structures within the Pompeii archaeological site. Officials confirmed on Thursday that a wall and a vault had partially collapsed.

Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

Pompeii was also afflicted with human corruption, with the Camorra—the Neapolitan Mafia—exerting influence over its custodial ranks and on the local businesses that catered to the 2.3 million ...