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Ancient couple's relief found in Pompeii.

Ancient couple's relief found in Pompeii

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

House of the Tragic Poet, Pompeii.

New shade of grey: Pompeii study reveals ancient Roman artists' pigment techniques

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

General view of the archaeological site of Herculaneum with Mount Vesuvius visible in the background, in Italy, in this handout photo released on February 27, 2025

Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a man's brain into glass. Here's how it happened

Epic discovery: Torchbearer's Initiation into the Mysteries of Dionysus found in Pompeii's 'House of the Tiaso'.

Once-in-a-century find: Torchbearer's initiation into Dionysus mysteries found in Pompeii

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

2 million stones, one masterpiece: How the House of the Faun's mosaic was crafted.

2 million stones, one masterpiece: How the House of the Faun's mosaic was crafted

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Interior of public baths in ancient city Pompeii.

Luxury baths for 30: Massive spa complex found in wealthy district of Pompeii

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Plaster cast of a Pompeii victim found in the ancient city

New DNA discovery changes assumptions about Pompeii victims

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The archaeological site of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii is seen, 2020.

A glimpse into the past: Researchers analyze Pompeii DNA

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Fresco depicting the Sacrifice of Iphigenia, from the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii, Naples.

Archaeologists uncover richly decorated House of Phaedra in Pompeii adorned with erotic frescoes

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

ladiator helmet, Thracian type, Chieti subtype, bronze. Naples: National Archaeological Museum.

A Jewish gladiator in Roman Pompeii?

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Victims of Pompeii volcanic eruption found with jewelry

By REUTERS

Statue of the goddess Athena looking over Plato at the Academy in Athens.

Italian research team possibly locates renowned philosopher Plato's precise resting place

‘Hand of God in Exodus and the Crossing of the Red Sea,’ wall painting from the Dura-Europas synagogue in Syria

Archaeological gem Dura-Europos found to be mirror image of Iraq's Anqa

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

The archaeological site of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii is seen, 2020.

Dining hall with Trojan War decorations uncovered in Pompeii

By REUTERS

A fresco covers the wall at the room of an ancient domus during archaeological excavations in the ancient archeological site of Pompeii, Italy, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on March 25, 2024.

Pompeii building site reveals ancient Roman construction methods

By REUTERS

A view shows a "bakery-prison" where slaves and donkeys were locked up to grind the grain needed to make bread, in the ancient archeological site of Pompeii, Italy, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on December 8, 2023.

Bakery 'prison' uncovered in Ancient Rome's Pompeii

By REUTERS

Ruins in Pompeii.

Pompeii archaeologists discover find that throws light on life of slaves

By REUTERS

NEAPOLITAN PIZZA at the Pizzeria Dea Bendata.

Newly discovered Pompeii fresco depicts a possible ancestor of pizza

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF