New evidence suggests an informal settlement was established after the eruption that buried much of the city.

Site director says ‘a kind of camp, a favela’ was founded in the ruins of city destroyed in AD79

New evidence suggests an informal settlement was established after the eruption that buried much of the city.

Despite the massive destruction suffered by the ancient Roman city, home to more than 20,000 people before the 79 AD eruption, some survivors are believed to have returned to live…

The ancient Romans attempted to rebuild after the disaster of 79 C.E., and continued to eke out a post-apocalyptic living among the ruins of Pompeii for centuries, archaeological…