Pompeii was famously destroyed on 24 August in 79 AD - or was it ... of autumnal fruits and heating braziers discovered in the ruins. The charcoal inscription supports that theory, the Pompeii ...

Although it has been frozen in time for nearly 2,000 years, the ancient ruins of Pompeii – the Roman town destroyed by the ...

Archaeologists at Pompeii have uncovered the remains of an unfortunate man who was decapitated by an enormous rock while fleeing the volcano. Nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, killing many ...

Photo from the Pompeii ... in 79 A.D. when Mount Vesuvius erupted, blanketing the buildings in a thick layer of ash, which kept it well-preserved over the centuries. The buried ruins were not ...

It can be argued that Mount Vesuvius is the most famous volcano in history for one reason: the destruction of Pompeii. In the year 79 CE ... and Pompeii’s ruins stand frozen in time.