"According to tradition, on 24 August in the year 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted in one of history's most famous natural ...

On Aug. 24, 79 A.D., thousands died and the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried by the eruption of Mount ...

August 23rd and 24th stand out in history as days marked by pivotal moments that shaped the course of global events.Arguably ...

The cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius obliterated Pompeii in 79 CE, but the Roman city didn’t remain a lifeless disaster ...

Italian firefighters and the army on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius​, with all hiking routes up ...

Italian firefighters on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, with all hiking routes up the volcano near Naples closed to tourists.

Archaeologists believe survivors were joined by others looking for a place to settle and hoping to find valuable items left by Pompeii's earlier residents in the rubble.

Dramatic footage shows flames engulfing the volcano in Naples, Italy , as firefighters battle to control them.

At least one person in Greece has died after wildfires consumed nearly 16,000 acres of land amid a surge of fires across ...

Wildfires on Mount Vesuvius force closure of hiking trails as firefighters battle flames threatening forests and local ...