A study found some Pompeii victims died while wearing wool, complicating the eruption date of Mount Vesuvius, long believed ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the people of Pompeii died in one of history’s most infamous natural disasters. For ...

Despite the fact that Mount Vesuvius triggered one of the most infamous ancient tragedies, not everyone agrees on exactly when it took place.

In 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the nearby ancient Roman city of Pompeii and the smaller town of Herculaneum ...

New research finds that at least four individuals who died in the eruption were wearing woolen tunics and cloaks, which ...

Archaeologists excavating a villa destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted have unearthed magnificent frescoes that illuminate the ancient society's culture.

Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland, while ...

An American tourist had to be rescued on Mount Vesuvius near Naples after he apparently slipped into the Italian volcano's crater while trying to recover his fallen cellphone, news reports and the ...

An opulent Roman house that was buried in ash from the Mount Vesuvius eruption has been reopened to the public for the first time in more than 30 years following a massive effort to conserve the site.

According to CNN, he was on an unauthorized path and dropped his phone in the crater. He fell into the volcano's crater, but escaped with only a few cuts and bruises. A tourist visiting Mount Vesuvius ...

A tourist nearly fell to his death while attempting to retrieve his phone from Italy’s Mount Vesuvius crater, officials said. The 23-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was taking a selfie ...