Explores the impact of Pompeii's deeply divided society, the mechanisms used to maintain social order, and what society was like in the years leading up to Pompeii's destruction by Vesuvius.

Once thought of as a symbol of Roman sophistication, recent archaeological discoveries at Pompeii uncover a complex and dark reality that was key to the city functioning.

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Archaeologists in Pompeii unearthed a rare tiny home while excavating the site of the ancient Italian city, officials said. The home was buried beneath the ash and debris that wiped out Pompeii ...

The two people were first discovered in 1933, in what Pompeii archaeologists have called Casa del Fabbro, or The Craftsman's House. They were slumped in the corner of the dining room, almost as ...