Pompeii quiz: How much do you know about the Roman town destroyed by Mount Vesuvius?

Pompeii quiz: How much do you know about the Roman town destroyed by Mount Vesuvius?

The ancient Romans were uninformed of the enormous risk presented by a volcano in their middle, so when Mount Vesuvius emerged in A.D. 79, countless individuals rushed to leave a…

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Pompeii victims died in ‘extreme agony,’ 2 newfound skeletons reveal

Pompeii victims died in ‘extreme agony,’ 2 newfound skeletons reveal

Archaeologists found the skeleton of a woman who sought refuge in a small room during the Mount Vesuvius eruption in A.D. 79. The woman had a few valuables with her…

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