A gravestone inscription discovered in Pompeii shows how a former slave climbed his way up the social hierarchy, dying as a priest and custodian of a temple.

POMPEII, Italy (AFP) - The Temple of Venus and walls of a tomb and shop in the long-neglected ruins of Pompeii near Naples have been damaged, possibly due to heavy rain, officials said on Monday.

Archeologists in Pompeii have found an inscription written in charcoal that suggests the eruption of Mt Vesuvius, which buried the town, happened two months later than previously thought.

ALAPONT: The wife of Nero was from Pompeii, and we know that Nero visit Pompeii, as well, and when Nero visit the Temple of Venus, the guardian was Marcus Venerius.

They were found in 2021 at the necropolis of Porta Sarno, in a tomb bearing a commemorative inscription dedicated to Marcus Venerius Secundio, a public slave and custodian of the Temple of Venus.

The Temple of the Egyptian goddess Isis in Pompeii was discovered in 1764 during the initial archaeological excavations of the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. It ...

Two very rare, almost-life-sized statues have been discovered during the excavation of a massive tomb in Pompeii.

They were found in 2021 at the necropolis of Porta Sarno, in a tomb bearing a commemorative inscription dedicated to Marcus Venerius Secundio, a public slave and custodian of the Temple of Venus.