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Roman era mosaic panel with erotic theme that was stolen during World War II returns to Pompeii

Roman era mosaic panel with erotic theme that was stolen during World War II returns to Pompeii
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 01:45 am IST

A trove of artifacts recovered from the black market goes on display in Naples

A trove of artifacts recovered from the black market goes on display in Naples
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 03:51 pm IST

Pompeii unearths ‘extremely rare’ painting of wine god Dionysus and Bacchantes

A general view of the site where a rare giant frieze that has just been uncovered in the ancient city of Pompeii, in this handout picture released on February 26, 2025
Published on Feb 27, 2025 08:02 am IST

New Pompeii excavation reveals a large private thermal complex built 2,000 years ago

New Pompeii excavation reveals a large private thermal complex built 2,000 years ago
Updated on Jan 17, 2025 05:47 pm IST

Visiting Pompeii this year? Know big changes on ticketing and tour access

A view of Pompeii, a buried and ruined Roman city near modern Naples in Italy, is seen. Visiting Pompeii this year? Know big changes on ticketing and tour access
Published on Nov 09, 2024 03:33 pm IST

Visiting Italy? Check out this 'prison bakery' in ancient Roman city of Pompeii

This handout picture by the Pompeii archaeological park, shows the Regio IX area of the site where a prison-bakery has been discovered. Visiting Italy? Check out this 'prison bakery' in ancient Roman city of Pompeii
Published on Dec 10, 2023 02:14 pm IST

Pompeii discovery sheds light on life under slavery

The furnishings of the room in Villa Civita Giuliana indicate that there may have been a hierarchy within the servants' quarters.
Published on Aug 21, 2023 01:40 pm IST

A wall painting found in Pompeii doesn't depict Italy's iconic dish

This picture provided by the Pompeii Archaeological Park shows the wall of an ancient Pompeian house with a fresco depicting a table with food. The fresco was found in the atrium of a house in Insula 10 of Regio IX under excavation, to which a bakery was annexed, already partially explored between 1888 and 1891 and whose investigations were resumed last January.
Published on Jun 29, 2023 12:39 pm IST

2,000-year-old statue of Greek god Eros discovered in Italy

A statue of Eros, the Greek god of love and sex, riding a dolphin was discovered during the excavations.
Published on Apr 17, 2023 08:44 pm IST

In rare find, archaeologists discover 2000-year-old ‘slave room’ in Italian city

A "slaves room" at a Roman villa, containing beds, amphorae, ceramic pitchers and a chamber pot is discovered in a dig near the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, destroyed in 79 AD in volcanic eruption, Italy, 2021. (Pompeii Archeological Park/Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism/Handout via REUTERS)
Published on Nov 06, 2021 09:00 pm IST

Almost perfectly preserved ancient ceremonial carriage unearthed near Pompeii

A view of a chariot, with its iron elements, bronze decorations and mineralized wooden remains, that was found in Civita Giuliana, north of Pompeii. Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site near Naples on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, announced the first-ever discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot, one of several important discoveries made in the same area outside the park following an investigation into an illegal dig.
Published on Feb 28, 2021 12:15 am IST

Archaeologists uncover ancient ceremonial carriage near Pompeii

Archeologists uncover an ancient ceremonial carriage in a dig near the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, destroyed in 79 AD in volcanic eruption, Italy,
Published on Feb 27, 2021 06:52 pm IST

Pompeii's museum reborn to show off intriguing finds from excavation site

Archeological findings are displayed at the museum Antiquarium in Pompeii, southern Italy, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (Decades after suffering bombing and earthquake damage, Pompeii's museum is back in business, showing off exquisite finds from excavations of the ancient Roman city. Officials of the archaeological park of the ruins of the city destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius inaugurated the museum on Monday.
Published on Jan 27, 2021 11:55 am IST

Archaeologists excavate fast-food centres in Pompeii

Frescoes on an ancient counter discovered during excavations in Pompeii, Italy, are seen in this handout picture released December 26, 2020. Pompeii Archaeological Park/Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism.
Published on Dec 27, 2020 10:14 am IST

Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii

The front of the counter was decorated with brightly coloured frescoes, some depicting animals that were part of the ingredients in the food sold, such as a chicken and two ducks hanging upside down.
Updated on Dec 26, 2020 10:25 pm IST

Bodies of two men trying to escape volcanic eruption in Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago excavated

The casts of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave fleeing the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago, are seen in what was an elegant villa on the outskirts of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii destroyed by the eruption in 79 A.D., where they were discovered during recent excavations, Pompeii archaeological park officials said Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020.
Published on Nov 22, 2020 10:24 am IST

World tourist trap Italy turns into a coronavirus no-go zone

Tourists from across the world flock daily to Italy to marvel at its art-filled cathedrals and Roman ruins.
Updated on Apr 12, 2020 10:55 am IST

A ‘sorcerer’s treasure trove’ of artefacts has been found in Pompeii

Colosseum, Rome (Representational image)
Updated on Aug 16, 2019 10:01 am IST

Mourn the destruction of India’s Pompeii or Babylon

Graffiti on the walls of the Octagonal Royal Ladies’ bath at Hampi
Updated on Jan 10, 2019 11:53 pm IST

Game of Thrones has finished shooting but Kit Harington is still maintaining the Jon Snow look. Here’s why

Kit Harington attends The Hollywood Foreign Press Association and InStyle Party during 2018 Toronto International Film Festival at Four Seasons Hotel on September 8, 2018 in Toronto, Canada.
Updated on Sept 10, 2018 11:12 am IST