Italy: Archaeologists discover ‘slave room’ at Pompeii
By DW
13 November 2021 |
2:08 pm
The room containing three beds and one window was excavated in a villa buried by the 79 A.D. volcanic eruption. Officials say it offers "a very rare insight into the daily life of slaves" in the ancient city.
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