Two very rare, almost-life-sized statues have been discovered during the excavation of a massive tomb in Pompeii.

Pompeii’s patron deity was Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Small wonder that the city’s ruins were filled with erotic art, perfume bottles and extravagant gold jewelry ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii uncovered an ancient tiny home filled with elaborate artwork that has remained largely intact for ...

The city of Pompeii was buried under ash and volcanic ... a public slave and custodian of the Temple of Venus. “Thanks to the collaboration with the University of Valencia, to which we also ...

Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this ... the opposite of the 'pretty woman', who emulates Venus, the goddess of love and marriage, the woman who ...