Archaeologists continue to excavate the city devastated by the explosion of Vesuvius in 79 AD. They have discovered an imposing banquet hall decorated with elegant frescoes with mythological themes inspired by the Trojan War.
The compositions reflect on the question of destiny, and “on the possibility, often misunderstood, that man has of being able to change his destiny” The walls of the immense hall on which the mythological figures appear were painted black to prevent the smoke from the oil lamps from being seen on the walls, as pointed out by the director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Gabriel Zuchtriegel. “Apparently, they were of a purely loving nature. In reality, they talk about the relationship between the individual and destiny,” he said. The banquet hall measures approximately 15 meters long and has an open patio that looks like an open-air service corridor, devoid of decoration, with a first floor of first-floor decoration and a second floor of decoration.