Ancient messages and drawings are among hundreds of inscriptions that archaeologists recently uncovered on a wall in Pompeii.

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Ancient Roman political leaders could be violent and cruel. Some had odd tastes and were out of touch. Others had wildly ...

Among the standout new discoveries made is a scribbled drawing of gladiatorial combat on the corridor’s southern side, near ...

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Scribblings analysed using state-of the art technology have brought new insight into the daily life and emotions of people who lived in the ancient city ...

Life in the Byzantine Empire wasn’t just a continuation of Rome — it was a transformation. The language became Greek, the ...

The project, described by Pompeii officials as Bruits de couloir (“corridor whispers”), used Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), a computational photography technique that photographs a surface ...

Advanced technology uncovers ancient graffiti, including love notes and sketches, offering fresh insights into daily life in ...

New love notes found on a Pompeii wall reveal personal messages, sketches, and confessions hidden for centuries.