Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the Roman city buried in an eruption ... the finest yet found among the ancient ruins. Mythical Greek figures such as Helen ...

Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a series of striking paintings ... High Roman society was steeped in Greek mythology. The wealthy citizens who owned houses in Pompeii and Herculaneum ...

These frescos - paintings done on ... Gabriel Zuctrica, director of Pompeii archaeological park, believes they would have been used by the owner and guests of the house to tell stories together ...

An immaculately preserved room, once inhabited by slaves, has been discovered in the ancient Roman ... villa also in Civita Giuliana, Insider's Rachel Hosie has the full story. The ruins of ...

"In the shimmering light, the paintings would have almost come ... Nearly 4 million people visited the ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii in 2023, a third more than the previous year.