Excavations in Pompeii revealed that four people, including a child, tried to seek shelter from the eruption of Mount ...

Every year, archeologists stumble across remains that shed light on the culture, politics, and daily life of Pompeii.

More than 100 years after the discovery of the large fresco in the Villa of the Mysteries, a new one has been discovered in ...

After reading about the frescoes in Pompeii, view 39 photos of the bodies ... from Greek mythology and the influence they had on Roman mythology.

The fresco is believed to refer to ... 3rd to 1st centuries BC and described by imperial Roman-era writers including Virgil and Philostratus. Pompeii's director, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, said the ...

This style of art is heavily associated with Italy, where breath-taking frescoes were recently discovered at the ancient site of Pompeii. Other famous Italian frescoes include Michelangelo's ...