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

Victims at Pompeii wore heavy tunics and woollen cloaks as they fled rocky volcanic fragments and gas thrown into the air, reveals a University of Valencia study.

The roughly 11,000 inscriptions preserved by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. offer a glimpse into everyday life in the ...

Some of the victims at Pompeii were wearing woolen cloaks when they died, even though it was August, new research finds. Pompeii may have been unseasonably cold when the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ...

The victims of the Pompeii eruption wore heavy wool cloaks and tunics, suggesting different environmental conditions in summer. (University of Valencia) ...

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

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, it unleashed a torrent of destruction that obliterated Pompeii and neighboring towns. The event left behind one of the most extraordinary archaeological sites ...

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