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#InPics | Astonishing images of Roman slave quarters in #Pompeii frozen in time for almost 2,000 years by volcanic eruption

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An immaculately preserved room, once inhabited by slaves, has been discovered in the ancient Roman city of #Pompeii in #Italy, said The Archaeological Park of Pompeii.

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In the small undecorated room of just 16sqm remains three beds, a chamber pot that would have been used as a toilet, a wooden chest containing horse harnesses, and a single small window.

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The archaeologists credit the "incredible preservation" of the room to the huge eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which obliterated the Roman city of Pompeii.

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Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director-general of Pompeii's archaeological park, hailed the findings on the Pompeii website as a "window into the precarious reality of people who seldom appear in historical sources."

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"The true treasure here is the human experience, in this case of the most vulnerable members of ancient society, to which this room is a unique testimony," said Zuchtriegel.

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The Civita Giuliana villa, outside the Pompeii city walls, was first excavated in 2017, and since then several stunning finds have been uncovered, including a ceremonial chariot and a stable.

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The ruins of #Pompeii were first discovered in the 16th century, with over 1,500 of the estimated 2,000 victims having now been found.

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