On This Day, Aug. 24: Vesuvius erupts, burying Pompeii, Herculaneum
1 of 9 | A snow-capped Mount Vesuvius looms over Naples, Italy, on January 18, 2013. On August 24, 79 A.D., thousands died and the…
Inside Pink Floyd’s epic Pompeii gig as spectacular upgraded version of iconic film hits cinemas in days
BA-DUM. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. What is it about Pink Floyd and heartbeats?An amplified heartbeat bookends their defining album, The Dark Side Of The Moon —…
Final moments of Pompeii revealed as gas and ash turned locals to glass and 16,000 people were buried across two days
HISTORIANS have mapped out a minute-by-minute account of the final moments in Pompeii as gas and ash transformed locals into glass.A staggering 16,000 people were…
Pompeii starts blocking visitors and introduces charge amid four million tourist surge
The number of visitors to the archaeological site of Pompeii in Italy will now be limited to 20,000 per day, after a surge in tourism…
Ancient Pompeii site daily visits limited to 20,000
The tomb of Marcus Venerius Secundio was discovered in in July 2021 in the necropolis of Porta Sarno in Pompeii, which is limiting daily visits…