Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and rock fragments, and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow.

When Vesuvius erupted on August 24 and 25, A.D. 79, some 2,600 inhabitants perished in Pompeii alone (a plaster cast of a child found under a staircase). Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita ...

At a gladiator match in ancient Pompeii, tensions exploded and spectators became fighters in a riot. Aired 02/19/2025. A Brutal Gladiator Fight in Ancient Pompeii.

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD buried Pompeii and Herculaneum, preserving Roman life in ash. Recent discoveries, including exotic animal bones, vitrified brains, erotic art, and children ...

Herculaneum: Past and Future Andrew Wallace-Hadrill. Frances Lincoln (franceslincoln.com), $60 (352p) ISBN 978-0-7112-3142-9 ...

Making it out alive. Pompeii and Herculaneum were two wealthy cities on the coast of Italy just south of Naples. Pompeii was a community of about 30,000 people that hosted thriving industry and ...

The Mount Vesuvius Eruption Interactive, new to the 2025 iteration of the exhibition, takes visitors through the stages of the volcanic eruption and the pyroclastic cloud that caused such different ...

Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a series of striking paintings showing Helen of Troy and other Greek heroes has been uncovered in the ruined Roman town of Pompeii.

In the last episode of PBS’s new docuseries, archaeologists discover remarkable graffiti and shrine offerings that bring the ancient city — and its extinction — into view.

I took Roman names unique to Pompeii or Herculaneum ... There, she married a gladiator, Aquarius the retiarius, who died at the age of 25, leaving her in dire financial straits.

Humans First evidence of gladiator fight with lion seen in Roman-era skeleton. A man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain was bitten by a big cat, probably in a gladiator arena, an analysis of his ...

At a gladiator match in ancient Pompeii, tensions exploded and spectators became fighters in a citywide riot. Publish Date: 2/25/25 Topic: Ancient Worlds Ancient Worlds NOVA. Share.