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Message:: [QUOTE="Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 8009310, member: 99554"]Archaeologists in Pompeii announced on Saturday that they had unearthed the remains of a "slave room", an exceptionally rare find in a Roman villa destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago. [ATTACH=full]1389582[/ATTACH] The small bedroom, which houses three beds, one of which is the size of a child, eight amphorae, a ceramic pot and a wooden chest, was discovered during excavations in a villa in Civita Giuliana, a district located a few steps hundreds of meters north of the Pompeii archaeological park, buried in 79 AD. The 170 square feet room was located between a bedroom and a storage room. [ATTACH=full]1389584[/ATTACH] The beds are made from several roughly worked wooden planks, which could be adjusted to suit its occupant, and their webbed feet are made of ropes covered with blankets. Two beds were 5.7 feet long and the third was 4.7 feet long. According to the park authorities, the three slaves may have formed a family. Under the beds, personal items were found, including amphorae and what could be a chamber pot. The room was lit by a small upper window. There are no traces of wall decorations, just a mark possibly left by a lantern. [ATTACH=full]1389585[/ATTACH] The excavations were carried out as part of a program to fight against grave robbers, particularly active in this area of Italy, full of archaeological treasures yet to be discovered. [ATTACH=full]1389588[/ATTACH] Please show me your coins depicting SLAVES, CAPTIVES or anything you feel relevant ! [ATTACH=full]1389586[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1389587[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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