Researchers have uncovered evidence that a weapon known as the polybolos—or multi-thrower—was used during the Roman conquest ...

Since 1863, archaeologists have made more than 100 plaster casts, which show how victims died after Mount Vesuvius erupted in ...

Director Gianfranco Rosi builds an intimate city portrait of Naples, filled with people leading bustling modern lives in the ...

A new exhibition has shown off the agonising final moments of the residents of Pompeii after they were buried in volcanic ash. Pompeii's Archaeological Park has put 22 plaster casts on show, taken ...

THE final moments of Pompeii’s residents before they were submerged in deadly volcanic ash and lava have been revealed in a new exhibition. Their last poses have been preserved in stone for ...

The eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 remains one of the most deadly volcanic events in history and is believed to ...

Take a listen. Mubi has debuted a fascinating new making of featurette for the film titled Pompei: Below the Clouds, the ...

The wildlife presenter explored volcanoes, Mayan ruins and wild wetlands on an unexpected trip to the ‘little finger of Central America’ ...

The ancient city of Nicopolis stands as the largest ancient city in Greece and one of the most impressive archaeological sites in the region of Epirus.

The Italian city of Naples, with Mt. Vesuvius forever looming across its bay, has always existed in the shadow of apocalypse.

This love story will be buried in ash before nightfall. Gianfranco Rosi’s gorgeous black-and-white documentary “Pompei: Below ...

The past and the present converge in this ravishingly beautiful Italian documentary set in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.