A room decorated with peacocks reappears in a Roman villa near Pompeii after centuries hidden by volcanic ash.

In the wake of the midsized earthquakes that struck Pompeii in 62 C.E., the city’s affluent residents got to work redecorating. Much like today, they outsourced the task to others: painting workshops ...

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A recently unearthed fresco at a house in Pompeii shows a flatbread that could have been a precursor to pizza. Archaeological Park of Pompeii In a fresco found at Pompeii, a silver platter holds a ...

A tiny house full of exquisite frescos has been discovered in the ancient city of Pompeii. While the home is modest in size, researchers say that its decorations—including erotic scenes—are equal to ...

Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a series of striking paintings showing Helen of Troy and other Greek heroes has been uncovered in the ruined Roman town of Pompeii. Discovered inside what ...

The recent scientific analysis of a mysterious painting that hung in a church in Pompeii for centuries has revealed it to be by the Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna. A depiction of Christ’s descent ...

Did people chow down on pizza in ancient times? Because excavators digging through a 2,000-year-old archeological site in Pompeii recently found a still-life painting — and it includes a food item ...

The excavated site of Pompeii gives a revealing look at a great Roman city. The rich port of Pompeii was buried with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The excavated site gives a revealing look ...