Some residents who couldn't afford to resettle elsewhere returned to the city, where they occupied the upper floors of ...

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 ...

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

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

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.

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

Due to a forest fire, the ascent to the Vesuvius volcano near Naples, which is over 3900 feet high, has been closed in Italy.

Firefighters continued to battle wildfires on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, near Naples, in southern Italy, on Monday. Planes and helicopters flew hundreds of water-dropping missions while dozens of ...