A thick layer of volcanic mud preserved Pompeii as it was in 79 CE, offering a unique glimpse into life in the Roman Empire.

Fourteen miles southeast of modern Naples lies Pompeii, a city frozen in time by the catastrophic ... once filled by bodies, ...

which destroyed both the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The bodies belonged to a woman, who was clutching jewelry and coins, and a young man in his teens or early 20s ...

Picture: Archaeological Park of Pompeii This includes two bodies who were found clutching jewellery and coins and a younger man. What happened to Pompeii? Pompeii was once a very prosperous ...

The remains of more than 1,000 victims have been found during excavations in Pompeii, including two bodies inside the private residence with the bathhouse - a woman, aged between 35-50 ...

Analysis of two skeletons discovered in the house also shows the horror faced by Pompeii's inhabitants when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79. The bodies belonged to a woman, aged between 35 and 50 ...

Elite ancient Romans would treat their guests to relaxing thermal baths when they came to enjoy the merriment of a large feast, a new discovery at the archaeological site of Pompeii has shown.

Pompeii: Inside a Lost City at the National Museum of Australia depicts life in the flourishing Roman city of Pompeii before it was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.