Topic: Mount Vesuvius

Elaine Pagels discusses the Apocalypse

Elaine Pagels, author of 'Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation,' talks about the enduring vision of the Book of Revelation.

Robert Harris's "The Fear Index" makes a thriller out of a man sitting at a computer

Robert Harris, the author of 'The Ghost,' discusses his new financial page-turner "The Fear Index" and his predilection for writing about ancient Rome.

Reader recommendation: Empire

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

Pompeii collapse affects 2 ancient walls, UNESCO inspecting damage

Pompeii collapse: Officials sought to play down the latest collapses, saying they only concerned the upper parts of two walls that had no artistic value.

Why Italy's trash wars are still smoldering

Italy's garbage woes are resurfacing as one town near historic Pompeii protests a new trash dump and rubbish piles return to Naples.

Ancient Pompeii could be ruined by modern problems

Tourists to the ancient Roman city Pompeii complain that the city is neglected by the government and many worry that it could be ruined by the lack of funding and attention.

Ready, aim, click: Mars imaging team takes your requests

Scientists with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, currently circling the planet Mars, have released the first images suggested by John and Jane Q. Public. The program is designed to bring extra sets of eyes to the image-targeting process.

Pompeii: A Novel

Finalists chosen for 'Seven Wonders of Nature' poll

Classic review: Pompeii

USGS: Eruption risk from Alaska volcano rising

The Fires of Vesuvius

Classics professor Mary Beard examines the mysteries of Pompeii.

Review: 'The Rocker'

A superannuated, would-be rock star is so passionate about his second chance at stardom you want to cheer him on in this oddball comedy.

Pompeii

In Naples, artists use irony to tackle festering trash crisis

The EU announced Tuesday it would take Italy to the European Court of Justice. The overflow of rubbish has inspired an artistic movement to effect change.

In Naples, artists use irony to tackle festering trash crisis

In Naples, artists use irony to tackle festering trash crisis

The EU announced Tuesday it would take Italy to the European Court of Justice. The overflow of rubbish has inspired an artistic movement to effect change.