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Archaeologists have revitalized a Roman flower garden in Pompeii that survived an earthquake in 62 A.D. before being buried ...
Tracks the change in total value of sales, as well as the total number of lots offered and sold annually in the art market. This chart shows whether Neapolitan School, 19th Century’s total sales are ...
Our Eruption of Vesuvius is a reduced version of a painting that Valenciennes exhibited at the Salon in 1814 (n°893), today in the Musée des Augustins in Toulouse (fig.1). Utilizing research he had ...
Vesuvius is best-known for the eruption of A.D. 79, which entombed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. There was another terrible eruption in 1631, which killed 4,000.
Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 76 AD destroyed the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum and is one of the most culturally important volcanic events in history. The rediscovery of the ...
A 21-Year-Old Student Has Deciphered the First Word from the Herculaneum Scrolls, Charred in the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius Computer scientist Luke Farritor won $40,000 as part of a competition to ...
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius lasted over 24 hours, with the force of thousands of nuclear bombs. An estimated 20,000 people lived in Pompeii, many of whom perished in the disaster. Yet, Pompeii ...
The beach at Herculaneum is believed to be where some 300 people died while waiting for boats to save them from the volcanic eruption in 79 AD. It's now open to the public for the first time.
An expert said there could be more scrolls out there as artificial intelligence and other new technology helps to decipher ...
Archaeologists think the villa belonged to the Roman writer and military commander Pliny the Elder, who was killed while trying to rescue friends from the A.D. 79 eruption of the volcano Vesuvius ...
Several horses recently discovered in a 2,000-year-old stable appear frozen in a failed flight to safety from the eruption of Vesuvius. By Kristin Romey May 24, 2018 ...