Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

A loaf of bread, divided into eight slices, lies preserved in Pompeii, where it was found inside an earthen oven. Wheat bread ...

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A minor earthquake in southern Italy has caused the partial collapse of a wall and a portion of a vault at the Pompeii archaeological site, authorities said on Thursday.

The damaged structure did not house any frescoes or movable relics. Pompeii was famously destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The wealthy town, which was home to between 10,000 and 20 ...

4 people sought shelter from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius — and sealed their ... used furniture to block a bedroom door and shield themselves from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that four people, including a child, in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii used furniture to block a bedroom door and shield themselves from the eruption of Mount ...

4 people sought shelter from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius — and sealed their ... used furniture to block a bedroom door and shield themselves from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. ...