New secrets have been revealed about bathing culture in ancient Pompeii. Researchers have found mineral deposits under lava ...

The true date of the eruption has long eluded—and vexed—historians of the deadly disaster. Here’s what the archaeological ...

T he ancient Romans took bathing seriously—it was a crucial facet of their daily lives, and people from a range of social ...

The city of Pompeii was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz ...

The pre-Roman baths of Pompeii would have been seriously grotty, according to an analysis of mineral deposits.

Pompeii’s public baths, aqueduct, and water towers were among the preserved structures frozen in time. A new paper published ...

Scientists built a digital twin of The House of Thiasus that suggests a 40-foot tower and staircase once rose above a villa ...

Right after their famous roads and imposing gladiatorial arenas, the ancient Romans are perhaps best known for their public ...

A market miles away from Vesuvius may have saved the lives of many who would have otherwise been in the volcano’s path of ...

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz reconstructed Pompeii’s water system using carbonate isotopes, showing a ...