Archaeologists have discovered the exceptionally well-preserved remains of two men scalded to death by the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD, the Italian ...

Significant Roman remains of a high-status building, possibly a villa, were discovered when the Minster School was constructed in the late 1950s. During the excavation, archaeolog ...

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If you asked most people what happened to Pompeii after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, many would say that life completely stopped until the 16th century, based on widespread images of preserved ...

For history lovers, the amphitheatre offers an unforgettable glimpse into Roman London. But even if you’re not a history buff, there’s something eerie about standing in a place where life and death ...

As many as 30,000 Romans fled the ruined region in A.D. 79. But some returned, a new study reveals, and the city limped on as a fragile, ashen shantytown.

Forensic tests confirmed that human remains found on a remote mountain in Washington state this month were those of Travis Decker, a former soldier wanted in the deaths of his three young daughters ...

Officials are still waiting on confirmation on whether the remains are Decker. The U.S. Marshals Service has declared Travis Decker, the 32-year-old father accused of allegedly killing his three ...

The US-China dispute over Beijing’s control of rare earth supplies has yet to be resolved, the head of a visiting US congressional delegation said after meeting Chinese officials, signaling a key ...