Long before Pompeii was covered in ash and pumice during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, the people of the doomed ...

The ancient city of Pompeii is one of those archaeological sites that keeps on giving with one discovery after another. While ...

Before Pompeii was engulfed in volcanic ash, its walls may have been battered by an ancient "machine gun" while the city was under siege. A study has uncovered compelling evidence that Roman forces ...

Learn how a Roman polybolos unleashed rapid-fire projectiles during the siege of Pompeii.

In 89 BCE, when the residents of Pompeii rebelled against Rome, the Empire pulled no punches in its attempts to quell the revolt, launching a full-scale siege of the ill-fated city. Led by Lucius ...

Ancient Greek polybolos machine gun is one of the most fascinating warfare inventions in antiquity, shooting and reloading multiple bolts.

Researchers have been left stunned after discovering Romans used what has been described as an "ancient machine gun" to attack Pompeii more than 2,000 years ago. Italian academics have uncovered ...