A new study by the Archaeological Park of Pompeii gently backs up the theory that the town’s destruction might have occurred on August 24 in 79 CE, a date first put forward in a letter by the ...

In the vast network of historical and scientific debates, few enigmas have sparked as much fascination as the exact date of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that buried the cities of Pompeii and ...

Pompeii was famously destroyed on 24 August in 79 AD - or was it ... Pliny the Younger, meanwhile, watched the destruction unfold from the other side of the bay. "I have faithfully related ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 buried Pompeii in ash, freezing the city and its residents in time. The site has been a rich source for archaeologists since its discovery in the 16th Century.

was forgotten for centuries after it was destroyed during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. While the allure of Pompeii has often been framed through death and destruction, this new ...