Ever since archaeologists first discovered the ruins of Pompeii – the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 – its stories and secrets have captivated locals, tourists ...
Blending cutting-edge science with gripping storytelling, Pompeii: The Secret DNA challenges the romanticised image of Roman ...
Concrete was the foundation of the Roman Empire. For centuries, researchers have tried to uncover the secret behind the self-healing material that allowed Roman structures to defy time. As it turns ...
Archaeologists uncover new truths about Pompeii, a wealthy Roman playground with dark secrets. For over two centuries, archaeologists have hailed Pompeii as a sophisticated city at the heart of an ...
Evidence of Roman engineering ingenuity is not in short supply. From Rome’s Pantheon to the Pont du Gard aqueduct in southern France to the Alcántara Bridge on the Iberian Peninsula, large-scale ...
ST. LOUIS — This summer, history resurfaces in a powerful and immersive way as POMPEII: THE EXHIBITION opens in Boeing Hall at the Saint Louis Science Center. Running from May 16 through September 15, ...
Combining historical evidence with the latest discoveries, experts retrace the rise and fall of Pompeii- from its introduction as a Roman colony in the 1st century BC to its destruction by Vesuvius in ...