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Many of the items on show have never been outside Europe.

The Vesuvius Challenge is an unparalleled competition in the field of classical studies, with the potential to pave the way for something akin to a second Renaissance. Its objective is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to virtually unroll hundreds of closed papyrus scrolls, containing ancient literature that has not been…

Whispers of Madonna’s lavish 500-guest birthday party among the famous excavations have been spreading

The latest victims discovered had chosen a small room as a refuge

The unidentified man scrawled letters onto the House of the Vestals

The 37-year-old was reported to Italian authorities for defacing the Domus of the Vestals

Ancient Roman city was destroyed by eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79AD

Victims who perished in Pompeii after the devastating 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius may have been killed by a simultaneous earthquake, according to new research published on Thursday.

After Mount Vesuvius erupted, survivors from the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum fled, starting new lives elsewhere.