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‘Pizza’ Painting Found in Ancient Roman Ruins of Pompeii

June 28, 2023
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ROME—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 said on Tuesday. Archaeologists presume that the flat bread depicted in the painting, next to a wine goblet, may have been eaten with…

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Newly Restored House in Pompeii Offers Glimpse of Elite Life

January 12, 2023
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POMPEII, Italy—The newly restored remains of an opulent house in Pompeii that likely belonged to two former slaves who became rich through the wine trade offer visitors an exceptional peek at details of domestic life in the doomed Roman city. On Tuesday, the House of Vettii, Domus Vettiorum in Latin, was being formally unveiled after…

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Pompeii Dig Yields Rare Window on Daily Life of Enslaved

November 6, 2021
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MILAN—Archeologists in Pompeii excavating a villa amid the ruins of the 79 A.D. volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient city have discovered a room offers “a very rare insight into the daily life of slaves,” officials said Saturday. Italy’s culture minister, Dario Franceschini, said the find was “an important discovery that enriches the knowledge of…

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Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Ceremonial Carriage Near Pompeii

February 27, 2021
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ROME—Archaeologists have unearthed a unique ancient-Roman ceremonial carriage from a villa just outside Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD. The almost perfectly preserved four-wheeled carriage made of iron, bronze, and tin was found near the stables of an ancient villa at Civita Giuliana, around 700 metres (765 yards) north of…

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