Amid the remains of a sumptuous villa near Pompeii, the hard-hatted conservationist scraped away centuries-old ash to reveal a vibrant red fresco.

For the first time on Thursday, visitors were allowed in to see the renovations underway at Villa Poppaea, a pleasure palace of Ancient Rome destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. "It's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Workers are restoring the luxurious 1st century BC residence of Poppaea Sabina (Filippo MONTEFORTE) (Filippo MONTEFORTE/AFP/AFP) ...

Visitors have begun entering the restored Villa Poppaea, a luxury Roman residence near Pompeii, where new frescoes and artworks are being uncovered after centuries buried by the 79 AD eruption of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amid the remains of a villa near Pompeii, a hard-hatted conservationist scrapes away centuries-old ash to reveal a red fresco. For ...

On Monday’s Around the Block, we talked about the Mighty Mouth exhibit returning, a pizzeria puts a Roman twist on their ...