In the suburbs of the legendary city of Pompeii, researchers working at the Villa Poppaea have unearthed sumptuous frescoes and previously unknown rooms, preserved almost perfectly by the catastrophic ...

NAPLES, ITALY—ArtNet News reports that excavators working in the ancient Roman town of Oplontis, three miles west of Pompeii, have uncovered several frescoes in the Villa Poppaea. The luxurious ...

A just-deciphered ancient Greek poem discovered in Egypt deifies Poppaea Sabina, the wife of the infamous Roman emperor Nero, showing her ascending to the stars. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

A worker takes part in the restoration of the 1st century BC luxurious residence of Poppaea Sabina (30-65 CED), a Roman empress and the second wife of the Emperor Nero, in Pompei on Febuary 12, 2026.

Archaeologists in Italy have made a stunning discovery that adds to our understanding of ancient Roman life. Subscribe to our newsletter for more travel news! In the suburbs of the legendary city of ...