The shrine, known as a lararium, is surrounded by well-preserved paintings and murals depicting animals, deities, and more.

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that four people, including a child, in Pompeii used furniture to block a bedroom door ...

Once protected by a layer of at least 30 feet of the volcanic ash and soil that had fallen on Pompeii in A.D. 79, the villa’s stunning decoration was immediately exposed to potential damage from ...

Excavations in Pompeii revealed that four people, including a child, tried to seek shelter from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius by barricading themselves in a bedroom.