At 8.05pm, the eruption finally ceased - but an earthquake may have killed any of Pompeii's survivors, another study concluded. After the eruption, bodies of the victims at Pompeii were famously ...

Scientists have made a “once-in-a-century” discovery in Pompeii after unearthing a stunning ancient luxury spa with thermal baths and mosaic designs.

When the a.d. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius blanketed the southern Italian city of Pompeii […] ...

As people fled Pompeii or hid in their homes, their bodies were covered by blankets of the surge. While Pliny did not estimate how many people died, the event was said to be 'exceptional' and the ...

With rooms for cold, hot, warm baths, and a plunge room, this discovery is one of the largest private bathhouses found at Pompeii. After a nearly two-year excavation, archaeologists also discovered ...

Pompeii is now a deeply fascinating place to explore, providing insight into daily Roman city life. The bodies of some of its inhabitants were preserved in a protective shell of ash before decaying.

The bodies belonged to a high-class woman ... "This is a dramatic place, and everything you find here tells you about the drama," Pompeii conservator, Dr Ludovica Alesse, said.

The pyroclastic flow that hit Pompeii was so hot that it caused almost instantaneous death, frying people in place. The ash then settled around their bodies, which were covered in more ...

which destroyed both the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The bodies belonged to a woman, who was clutching jewelry and coins, and a young man in his teens or early 20s ...

The remains of more than 1,000 victims have been found during excavations in Pompeii, including two bodies inside the private residence with the bathhouse - a woman, aged between 35-50 ...

The famous Pompeii "bodies" may make the biggest impact, but the less startling objects — the keys, the forks, the frying pans, the vases, the inkwells, even what appears to be a petrified loaf ...