An entire block of Pompeii has now been uncovered, revealing a laundry and bakery, as well as the large private house. It's ...

providing valuable insights into the social and political life of Pompeii's elite, as well as the harsh realities faced by the slaves who served them. More akin to a modern spa than a simple sauna ...

Archeologists at the site of Pompeii's volcanic eruption, which devastated the Roman city in 79CE, have revealed a detailed timeline of how the horror unfolded across 32 hours. The cataclysmic events ...

Archaeologists have uncovered one of Pompeii’s largest and most elaborate private bathhouses. Complete with mosaic floors, ...

Pompeii, a third of which is still buried ... Just behind the hot room is a boiler room, with a furnace sitting beneath, which slaves would have had to operate amid unbearable heat.

The bathhouse is the most impressive find yet, providing valuable insights into the social and political life of Pompeii’s elite, as well as the harsh realities faced by the slaves who served them.

possibly even a slave. The woman was older, but her bones and teeth were in good condition. Image source, Archaeological Park of Pompeii/Sophie Hay Image caption, The skeleton of a woman ...

But Pompeii is the gift that just keeps on giving ... It was smelly hard work, done by slaves. The bakery was no better. Right up against the private resident was stabling, probably for the ...

An entire block of Pompeii has now been uncovered ... suggesting he was of lower status, possibly even a slave. The woman was older, but her bones and teeth were in good condition.

It started out as another day in the year 79 CE for the residents of Pompeii, a city in picturesque Southern Italy; the men ...