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Ancient Pompeii excavation uncovers lavish private bath complex

January 18, 2025135 Views

Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient Roman city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said on Friday. The baths, featuring hot, warm and cold rooms, could host up to 30 guests, allowing them to relax before heading into an adjacent, black-walled banquet hall, decorated with scenes from Greek mythology. The private thermal baths complex discovered by archaeologists in a villa of the ancient city of Pompeii is seen, in Pompeii, Italy, in this undated handout picture released on January 17, 2025. Pompeii Archeological Park/Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism/Handout via REUTERS The pleasure complex lies inside a grand residence that has been uncovered ov...

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New Pompeii finds highlight middle-class life in doomed city

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August 6, 2022690 Views

A trunk with its lid left open. A wooden dishware closet, its shelves caved in. Three-legged accent tables topped by decorative bowls. These latest discoveries by archaeologists are enriching knowledge about middle-class lives in Pompeii before Mount Vesuvius’ furious eruption buried the ancient Roman city in volcanic debris. Pompeii’s archaeological park, one of Italy’s top tourist attractions, announced the recent finds on Saturday. Its director, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, said the excavation of rooms in a “domus,” or home, first unearthed in 2018 had revealed precious details about the domestic environment of ordinary citizens of the city, which was destroyed in 79 A.D. A picture provide by the Pompeii Archeological site press office, showing the latest discoveries in the ancient city ...