Now, Pompeii is the fifth most-visited ancient site in the world, after Rome's Colosseum, Forum and China’s Great Wall and Xian terracotta warriors. Pompeii had a flood of 3 million tourists in ...

The main square, or forum, was Pompeii s commercial, religious, and political center. The Curia housed the government. It was built of no-nonsense brick and mortar, originally faced with veneer of ...

Whether you learned about Pompeii in history class or a travel documentary, you've probably heard it's a must-see destination in Italy. But is it overhyped?

Forum. Shown here is Pompeii's forum, which would have been at the political, commercial and social heart of the town, as in all other Roman towns. As was typical of the time, ...

Pompeii's history of traffic and the archaeological record that transmits clues to the motion within it begins in the sixth century BCE and extends until the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE.

POMPEII, ITALY — It was the jewel of Pompeii's libertines: a brothel decorated with frescoes of erotic figures believed to be the most popular in the ancient Roman city. The Lupanare — which ...

Pompeii was destroyed in A.D. 79 by a cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius that ... The brothel — once centrally located near the city’s forum and the market — is open to the public as ...

David Gilmour will perform in Pompeii – the site of Pink Floyd's classic 'Live in Pompeii' concert film – for the first time in 45 years this July.