We haven't uncovered everything that Mount Vesuvius buried: Only about two-thirds of Pompeii and even less of Herculaneum have been excavated. Many parts of these ancient cities remain buried to ...

The charred scrolls of Herculaneum, buried under the ash of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, were long thought to be ...

In 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash, freezing Roman life in time. This disaster ...

Herculaneum, like Pompeii, was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, but unlike its more famous counterpart, it is smaller and less excavated, offering a more intimate and less ...

A steamy piece of stolen history has finally returned to Italy, decades after its initial disappearance. According to the ...

Sorrento is often regarded as one of Europe’s best seaside towns however those coming here for a relaxing holiday by the ...

A volcanic eruption sank Aenaria nearly 2,000 years ago. Now, underwater tours and ongoing excavations are bringing Ischia's ...

Archaeologists have revitalized a Roman flower garden in Pompeii that survived an earthquake in 62 A.D. before being buried ...

ANCIENT erotic art stolen from Pompeii more than 80 years ago has finally been returned, Italy’s cultural heritage police have announced. The 2,000-year-old mosaic, depicting a half-naked ...

There are a million reasons to go to Italy, so why do visitors always go to the same few places? Here are our favourite ways ...

When I was sent a copy from ECW Press of The Fatal Scroll: A Herculaneum Mystery, I was inspired to read it namely because of the author. Montrealer Eric Siblin is the bestselling author of The ...