An erotic mosaic stolen from Pompeii by a Nazi captain during World War II was finally returned to the ancient site on ...

Archaeologists in the ancient city of Pompeii have uncovered a remarkable fresco depicting a sensual scene with the Roman god Jupiter and Leda, a legendary queen of Sparta from Greek mythology.

Italian archaeologists digging in Pompeii uncovered a 2,000-year-old fresco featuring what looks remarkably like a modern-day pizza– and some believe it might actually be a direct ancestor of ...

The continuing discoveries at Pompeii 05:42. Stunning Roman frescoes have been uncovered by archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices in the ancient city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 ...

The ancient Greco-Roman city of Pompeii was buried under ash and volcanic glass during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. and since the 1700s, archeologists have been unearthing the city ...

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Six Stolen Frescoes Returned to Pompeii Between the 1970s and 2012, looters stole elegant artworks from two villas neighboring the famed ancient settlement. Nora McGreevy - Correspondent.

Around the beginning of the millennium, Dr. Hay said, Greek myths were made popular by the poet Ovid. “In Pompeii it became fashionable to depict the myths in frescoes,” she said.