ROME (Reuters) - The volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii probably took place two months later than previously thought, Italian officials said on Tuesday. Historians have ...

Pompeii near Naples, Italy, is known for being buried underground by pyroclastic flows caused by the massive eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Professor Steven Tuck of the University of Miami has ...

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The partial skeletons were found during excavation of an elegant villa on the outskirts of the ancient Roman city that was destroyed in 79AD. The skeletal remains of what are believed to have been a ...

Pompeii, Italy, which was buried underground by a pyroclastic flow caused by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, subsequent excavations have uncovered many relics from the ancient Roman era.