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A still-life fresco recently discovered in the ruins of ancient Pompeii was at first believed to depict a pizza, but archeologists say it is not the iconic Italian dish after all. The fresco was ...

Many of the pieces are on loan from museums in Italy, France and Germany and are being shown in the U.S. for the first time. Credit: Digital image courtesy of Getty's Open Content Program The San ...

ROME, June 27 (Reuters) - A fresco that depicts what might be an ancestor of the Italian pizza has been found on the wall of an house in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy's Culture Ministry ...