The painting “The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum” by English artist John Martin, depicting the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Courtesy of John Martin via Wikimedia Commons   Despite ...

An Intact Roman ‘Ceremonial Chariot’ Discovered Beneath an Ancient Villa, Reveals Last Moments of Those Who Lived in It ...

Two friends were hiking on the Dukono volcano on the Indonesian island of Halmahera when an eruption occurred. Instead of fleeing, one of the men risked everything.

The ancient scroll, which looks like a lump of charcoal, was charred by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. It's ...

Frank Ticheli’s “Vesuvius” pictures, not an eruption, but frenzied dancing by those living in the final days of doomed Pompeii.