Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a series of striking paintings showing Helen of Troy and other Greek heroes has been uncovered in the ruined Roman town of Pompeii. Discovered inside what ...

Archaeologists discovered rare paintings, showing Helen of Troy and other Greek figures, in the lost Roman city of Pompeii 2000 years after the deadly volcanic eruption. The paintings were revealed on ...

POMPEII, ItalyPOMPEII, Italy — A new project inside the Pompeii archaeological site is reviving ancient textile dyeing techniques to show another side of daily life before the city was destroyed by a ...

View post: ‘80s Actor Ends Retirement to Reprise Iconic Role After 27-Year Hiatus Archaeologists conducting ongoing excavations at the historical site of Pompeii have unearthed miraculously preserved ...

“Pompeii is truly a treasure chest that never ceases to surprise and amaze us because, every time we dig, we find something beautiful and significant,” Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italy’s culture minister, ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals ...

The still life fresco of a food platter, with mensa flatbread at left. Photo: Archaeological Park of Pompeii / Italian Ministry of Culture Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Pompeii have ...

Perhaps no other ancient city captures our imagination quite like Pompeii. The storyline is familiar: a thriving city on the Bay of Naples- a mecca of high culture and a playground of the rich- ...

Now, recent excavations have uncovered a grand banquet hall with frescoes of mythological subjects from the Trojan War. The paintings include Helen of Troy; Paris, the Prince of Troy; and their sister ...