But formal attempts to unearth the city wouldn't begin until 1748, during King Charles III's reign. Once Italy was unified in 1861 and the Pompeii archaeological site was transferred from royal to ...

NBC News’ Molly Hunter got a look at the new discoveries being unearthed in Pompeii, the former Roman city that was buried ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ...

A room-sized, 3D diorama at the National Archeological Museum of Naples in Italy, depicts the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

Mount Versuvius still towers above the ruins of Pompeii and scientists say the most important dig in a century is taking place. NBC News’ Molly Hunter explores the buried city and shares an exclusive ...

An almost life-size frieze, or a 'megalography', has emerged which runs around three sides of the room. The cycle of ...

Inside a Lost City”, is an object lesson in the role that presentism plays in our contemporary understanding of the world, ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, the archaeological site has said.

NARRATOR: In Southern Italy lies one of the greatest treasures of the Roman world. 130 miles south of Rome, near the Bay of Naples, is the ancient city of Pompeii. Here, archaeologists are ...

Volcanic eruption buried ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum Victims were preserved ... examining the remains of a man who died ...