Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you were a teen at the turn of the century you may have gone to watch the film Gladiator at the movie theater, but if you were ...
About 2,000 years ago, life in the Roman town of Pompeii—located in modern-day Italy—looked a lot like life anywhere else.
A new discovery in Italy suggests children in ancient Rome drew violent images from the events of their daily lives. Experts say the children used to witness gladiator fights and hunting scenes and ...
A new discovery from Pompeii is shedding light on the horrific scenes after the volcanic explosion, including that of one family’s desperate attempt for survival. Experts at Pompeii Archaeological ...
In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted with tremendous force, burying the nearby Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum—and possibly around 16,000 people—under ash and pumice. Almost 2000 years later, ...
When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made of ...