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Archaeologists say they've identified traces of a 2,000-year-old love note still etched into a wall in ancient Pompeii
Some 2,000 years ago, a woman named Erato walked the streets of ancient Pompeii’s theater district. When she reached a long ...
Villa Poppaea, also called Villa A at Oplontis, has long been associated with Poppaea Sabina, the second wife of Emperor Nero. The villa was undergoing renovation when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, and ...
Glenn Micallef, EU Commissioner for Youth, Culture and Sport at Euronews studio, Feb 13, 2026 ...
Amid the remains of a sumptuous villa near Pompeii, the hard-hatted conservationist scraped away centuries-old ash to reveal a vibrant red fresco.
Pompeii has always felt strangely frozen in time. Streets halted mid-step. Meals left on tables. Bodies caught in their last movements. Mount Vesuvius.
Amid the remains of a sumptuous villa near Pompeii, the hard-hatted conservationist scraped away centuries-old ash to reveal a vibrant red fresco."This vibrant red panel bears original, untreated ...
A room decorated with peacocks reappears in a Roman villa near Pompeii after centuries hidden by volcanic ash.
Archaeologists have discovered new evidence pointing to the reoccupation of Pompeii following the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius that left the city in ruins, the directors of the famous site said ...
When we think of the murals in domestic spaces in Pompeii, we typically think of extravagant banqueting rooms or lavish columned atriums. But researchers have concluded that even “tiny houses” in the ...
Archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in 70 AD, unearthed a private bathhouse built over 2,000 years ago, officials said Friday. The discovery includes sumptuous ...
Archaeologists working at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have revealed beautifully preserved frescoes in the Black Room, a banqueting hall in a newly excavated part of the site. It is the latest ...
The "digital twin" of the House of Thiasus, with a reconstructed wooden ceiling Archaeological Park of Pompeii Among the ruins of Pompeii is a large villa known as the House of Thiasus. This year, ...
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