The results, published Nov. 7 in Current Biology, reveal that some of the stories told for decades about the individuals’ ...

DNA analysis at Pompeii did more than challenge assumptions about family ties; it also revealed the diverse ancestry of ...

In 79 CE, the active volcanic system in southern Italy known as Somma-Vesuvius erupted, burying the small Roman town of ...

Researchers also confirmed Pompeii citizens came from diverse backgrounds but mainly descended from eastern Mediterranean ...

In 79 CE, the active volcanic system in southern Italy known as Somma-Vesuvius erupted, burying the small Roman town of ...

Study refutes previous assumptions and reveals the cosmopolitan origin of the inhabitants of PompeiiResearchers from the ...

In 79 A.D., a volcanic eruption engulfed a town’s residents. They weren’t all who scientists thought, newly extracted genetic ...

It took over two years, but divers in Sicily finally scoured a shipwreck off the island's south shore, and found lots of Richborough pottery.

People have long projected stories onto the poignant casts of Pompeii’s victims. A new study uses ancient DNA analysis to ...

A pit of human bones, potential evidence of a catastrophic epidemic that struck Constantinople in 541 A.D. Sulfur deposits ...

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Those who enjoy the history of the Roman Empire are well acquainted with the story of Antinous, the young man of extraordinary beauty who deeply captivated Emperor Hadrian. Not only did Hadrian love ...