While they weren’t living through a pandemic, citizens of ancient Pompeii weren’t strangers to societal stress. Introduction...
Pompeii
When the villa was excavated, sixty-eight sections of wall paintings were removed before the remains of the...
One of the most common types of graffiti found lining the streets of Pompeii were political graffiti....
Mystery cults have some characteristics not usually found in more traditional Roman religions. By Stephen Matthiesen The...
Herculaneum had a long, rich history before its fall to the Vesuvian blast. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction...
Clues from texts, objects, and science shed light on one of the greatest natural disasters in world...
Pompeii; via di Mercurio with Mount Vesuvius. Photo: Carlo Mirante (Source: Flickr Creative Commons) By Dr. Sebastian...