Ancient Roman forces may have used the polybolos to quell a rebellion at Pompeii in 89 B.C.E. The unique weapon was likely ...

Brought back to the Valley by popular demand, “Pompeii — The Exhibition” closes at the Arizona Science Center on Sunday, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The magnificent art deco interior of the Cincinnati Museum Center, the former Union Terminal train station, makes the building ...

Pompeii may have been unseasonably cold when the eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed the Roman city in A.D. 79, new research proposes. A new analysis of 14 of the iconic plaster casts made of the ...

A new exhibit coming to Cincinnati will feature more than 150 artifacts from the historic city of Pompeii. These artifacts include mosaics, statues, and jewelry frozen in time from the ashes of Mount ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have studied the DNA preserved in the skeletal remains of Pompeii volcanic eruption victims. In 79 CE, the violent ...

Before Pompeii was engulfed in volcanic ash, its walls may have been battered by an ancient "machine gun" while the city was under siege. A study has uncovered compelling evidence that Roman forces ...

Heritage is at the heart of a wine making project in Pompeii that is aiming to re-establish the southern Italian volcanic region's age-old reputation for producing quality grapes from within the walls ...

Ancient DNA provides an insight into Pompeii life and its residents, contradicting what we thought we knew about the small Roman town. Nearly 2000 years ago, Mount Vesuvius (Campania, Italy) erupted ...

A significant portion of every generation believes that an apocalypse is just around the corner. In 99% of the cases, the doomsayers are wrong. But in 79 A.D., in the Roman city of Pompeii at the foot ...