The extreme and rapid nature of Mount Vesuvius' pyroclastic flows vitrified the brain tissue of the unfortunate Roman soldier thousands of years ago.

Pier Paolo Petrone In 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the nearby ancient Roman city of Pompeii ... parts of his spinal cord had turned into glass. Scientists had never seen a glassy ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical region of Israel and the surrounding area.

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery ... and an intact glass goblet. Both objects date to between the 5th and 6th centuries AD.

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during the height of its power, the emperor decided to change that and leave ...

transforming into glass,” Dr. Guido Giordano, lead author of the new study and adjunct professor in the department of science at Roma Tre University in Rome, told Salon in an email. After ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...

bearing IOU notes and gossip in stunningly well-preserved wax Eli Wizevich A journey into the vast subterranean grounds preserved under Rome—from ancient aqueducts and apartment buildings to ...