Exactly 70 years ago, in March 1944, British photographer George Rodger captured the last great eruption of Italy's legendary volcano.
Archaeologists have discovered Bronze Age footprints near Pompeii, showing people and animals fleeing a Vesuvius eruption millennia before 79 C.E.—foreshadowing the devastation that would later entomb ...
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., roughly 2,000 people were trapped in the ancient city of Pompeii. The victims who died in the disaster have inspired artworks, movies and TV shows, and today, ...
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD destroyed the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum and is one of the most culturally important volcanic events in history. The rediscovery of the incredibly ...
OXFORD — Archaeologists announced the discovery of a pair of victims tied to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius which destroyed the city of Pompeii in 79 AD. This new find comes just less than two weeks ...
On Aug. 24, in A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, shooting over 3 cubic miles of debris up to 20 miles (32.1 kilometers) in the air. As the ash and rock fell to Earth, it buried the ancient cities of ...
Pierre-Jacques Volaire's "Eruption of Mount Vesuvius on the Ponte della Maddalena" is among the works on display in the Meadows Museum's “The Legacy of Vesuvius: Bourbon Discoveries on the Bay of ...
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Pompeii mystery: Why victims wore wool in summer and what it reveals about Vesuvius’ eruption date
New evidence from Pompeii suggests Mount Vesuvius erupted in autumn, not summer. Victims wore thick wool clothing, better suited for cooler weather. This detail, along with other findings, reshapes ...
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