The walls of a corridor that once linked two theatres in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii hold hundreds of inscriptions made ...

Charcoal graffiti believed to have been sketched by children uncovered at ancient Roman city Drawings of gladiators believed to have been made by children inspired by watching battles at Pompeii’s ...

In the last few months, Pompeii archaeologists have announced many impressive findings. The announcements include an unusual fresco of a child and charcoal drawings of gladiators. The discoveries give ...

What was life like in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, before it was buried in ash by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 CE? In a new study published in the most recent issue of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you were a teen at the turn of the century you may have gone to watch the film Gladiator at the movie theater, but if you were ...

From high above southern Italy, the ruins of Pompeii stretch out like a frozen moment in time. Ancient streets, crumbling villas, and grand theaters still sit beneath the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, the ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have used advanced digital imaging to uncover 79 previously unreadable graffiti inscriptions in a ...

Archaeologists explain the ongoing excavations at Pompeii and new findings about Vesuvius’ eruption date, slavery and daily life for ancient Romans. Photo from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii When ...