For modern-day visitors to the archaeological park of Pompeii, the sight of long lines can be a source of annoyance. But to its aristocratic residents 2,000-years-ago, the presence of people waiting ...
The once-thriving Roman city of Pompeii resembles an eerie time capsule, seemingly unoccupied since a catastrophic volcanic eruption in AD 79, with the remains of its inhabitants forever frozen under ...
Several vivid frescoes have re-emerged during the excavation of Villa di Poppea, an ancient countryside retreat that was frozen in time by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The decorative wall ...