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

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

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

European Space Agency released stunning images of volcanoes taken from space. These images include Mount Vesuvius in Italy ...

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

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.

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

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., roughly 2,000 people were trapped in the ancient city of Pompeii. The victims who died in the disaster have inspired artworks, movies and TV shows, and today, ...

Archaeologists have discovered new evidence indicating the reoccupation of Pompeii following the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which left the city ...

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.