Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a master and his slave from Pompeii, victims of the cataclysmic volcanic eruption that destroyed the city. They were found in the heart of the ruins of Pompeii and they are offering new insights into life in the Roman Empire in the 1st century AD. The ruins at Pompeii itself […]
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World’s Oldest Surviving Amphitheater Preserved at Pompeii
Amphitheaters, with their gladiators, executions, and macabre contests, have fascinated people for millennia. They have featured in countless novels, books, and video games. One of the best-preserved and possibly the oldest extant amphitheaters is found at Pompeii. It is one of the many structures that were protected by deep ash and debris when Mt Vesuvius […]
Woman Begs Italy to Take Back “Cursed” Pompeii Artifacts
A Canadian woman has blamed her double mastectomy on “cursed” Pompeii artifacts that she stole from the famous Italian archaeological site earlier in her life. She was so convinced of their evil powers that’s she has sent them back! Imagine living in a world where stones hold positive and negative energies, where inanimate objects can […]
Ancient Pompeii’s Villa of the Mysteries
The Villa of the Mysteries (Italian: Villa dei Misteri) is a well-preserved suburban Roman villa on the outskirts of Pompeii, southern Italy, famous for the series of frescos in one room, which are usually thought to show the initiation of a young woman into a Greco-Roman mystery cult. These are now probably the best known […]
‘Little Pompeii’: French Archaeologists Uncover Roman Neighborhood Dating back to 1st Century
French archaeologists have unearthed a Roman neighborhood in the country’s southeast, calling the discovery a “real little Pompeii.” The findings include the remains of luxury homes and public buildings. The discovery took place on the banks of the Rhone river in the city of Vienne, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of Lyon. It was […]
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Sends Envoy to Mozambique to Boost Bilateral Relations
nsnbc : Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe deployed special envoy Ken Shimanouchi to Mozambique to boost bilateral relations between Japan and Mozambique, with focus on infrastructures and training of human resources. The development comes as Japan has a rapidly growing need for natural gas and Mozambique is poised to become the world’s second-largest exporter of […]
Hundreds of thousands of social housing tenants face a rent rise of up to £3,000 a year in the UK
Experts warn George Osborne’s little noticed ‘pay to stay’ scheme will leave an estimated 250,000 people in social housing worse off. Hundreds of thousands of council tenants are facing a steep rent rise of up to £3,000 a year. Experts warn George Osborne ‘s little noticed “pay to stay” scheme will leave an estimated […]
‘Miracle’: Ancient pre-Roman tomb unearthed in Pompeii, Italy, after 2,000yrs
“It is an exceptional find for Pompeii because it throws light on the pre-Roman city, about which we know so very little,” said Massimo Osanna, the archaeological superintendent of Pompeii, as quoted by the Local. The tomb dates back to the time of the Samnites, an Italic people living in the southern-central part of the […]