(ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 17 - A very particular tomb, enclosed, with a facade decorated with green plants on a blue background, a burial chamber in a period in which the bodies of adults were always incinerated in the city. But also a marble inscription from which comes the first confirmation that in the theaters of the Roman colony, at least in the last decades before the eruption of 79 AD, it was also recited in Greek language. It is once again a fascinating and full of mystery story that comes from the last extraordinary discovery of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, brought to light thanks to an excavation campaign conducted together with the European University of Valencia.A discovery on which an interdisciplinary team of experts is working and from which a lot is expected - underline the director of the Park Gabriel Zuchtriegele Llorenç Alapont of the University of Valencia - also for the conservation conditions of the deceased, who appears in partemummified, the head covered with white hair, one ear partially preserved, as well as small portions of the tissue that enveloped it. An enigma that is being studied to understand if the body was embalmed and why. "One of the best preserved skeletons of the ancient city", anticipates to ANSA Zuchtriegel. In fact, in short, a gold mine of scientific data. "Pompeii never ceases to amaze, it confirms a history of redemption and an international model", applauds the Minister of Culture Franceschini "extraordinary results that are a source of pride for Italy. "Built outside Porta Sarno, one of the important access gates to the city, the tomb, which dates back to the last decades of Pompey's life, belongs to Marcus Venerius Secundio, a freedman who had been before the custodian of the Temple of Venus (very important because the Romans had named the colony after Venus), as well as Augustal, a member of a college of priests of the imperial cult. The first examinations on the body made it clear that he was over 60 years old and had never done heavy work Among the misterida also dissolve the presence in the enclosure of a glass urn with the ashes of a Novia Amabilis woman, perhaps his wife.one of the important access gates to the city, the tomb, which dates back to the last decades of Pompey's life, belongs to Marcus Venerius Secundio, a freedman who had previously been the keeper of the Temple of Venus (very important because the Romans had named the colony after Venus), as well as Augustal, or member of a college of priests of the imperial cult. The first tests on the body made it clear that he was over 60 and had never done heavy work. Among the misterida also dissolve the presence in the enclosure of a glass urn with the ashes of a Novia Amabilis woman, perhaps his wife.one of the important access gates to the city, the tomb, which dates back to the last decades of Pompey's life, belongs to Marcus Venerius Secundio, a freedman who had previously been the keeper of the Temple of Venus (very important because the Romans had named the colony after Venus), as well as Augustal, or member of a college of priests of the imperial cult. The first tests on the body made it clear that he was over 60 and had never done heavy work. Among the misterida also dissolve the presence in the enclosure of a glass urn with the ashes of a Novia Amabilis woman, perhaps his wife.as well as Augustal, or member of a college of priests of the imperial cult. The first tests on the body made it clear that he was over 60 and had never done heavy work. Among the misterida also dissolve the presence in the enclosure of a glass urn with the ashes of a Novia Amabilis woman, perhaps his wife.as well as Augustal, or member of a college of priests of the imperial cult. The first tests on the body made it clear that he was over 60 and had never done heavy work. Among the misterida also dissolve the presence in the enclosure of a glass urn with the ashes of a Novia Amabilis woman, perhaps his wife.
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