Arthur Brand, nicknamed the "Indiana Jones of the Art World," said the latest discovery was among his most significant.

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Discover what life was like in Gladiator: this is what Pompeii, its streets and the Colosseum would have looked like before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius unleashed one of its most devastating eruptions, burying Pompeii and its inhabitants under a thick layer of lapilli (ash and small stones). While some residents died when ...

Relying heavily on Greek mythology, the paintings encapsulate a Roman Empire not dominated by Christianity, frozen in time by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE, about two centuries before ...

Scientists attempt to read ancient scrolls carbonized by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Making headlines around the world, Brent Seales and his team of computer scientists set out on a mission to ...

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Sakamoto Kōsetsu, "Cherry blossoms, v. 1: manuscript," first half of 19th century. Keren Phan Tran/Houghton Library, Harvard University John Auldjo, from "Sketches of Vesuvius," 1832.