Pompeii was famously destroyed on 24 August in 79 AD - or was it? Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered an inscription they say may show that the history books have been wrong for centuries ...

AN ancient Pompeii home filled with saucy paintings and unseen art has been uncovered 2,000 years after it was buried under volcanic ash. This unusually small and extravagantly decorated home ...

These are among the new finds being turned up at the Pompeii Archaeological Park ... direct rainwater down onto a fountain, next to a statue. The builders were clearly doing some repairs at ...

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