The casts of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave fleeing the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago, are seen in what was an elegant villa on the outskirts of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii destroyed by the eruption in 79 A.D., where they were discovered during recents excavations, Pompeii archaeological park officials said Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020.
Pompeii officials said the men apparently escaped the initial fall of ash from Mount Vesuvius then succumbed to a powerful volcanic blast that took place the next morning. The later blast “apparently invaded the area from many points, surrounding and burying the victims in ash,” Pompeii officials said in a statement.
The technique, pioneered in the 1800s, gives the image not only of the shape and position of the victims in the throes of death, but makes the remains “seem like statues,” said Massimo Osanna, an archaeologist who is director general of the archaeological park operated under the jurisdiction of the Italian Culture Ministry.
Both skeletons were found in a side room along an underground corridor, or passageway, known in ancient Roman times as a cryptoporticus, which led to to the upper level of the villa.
Not slaves, two gays. Two white gays. Two aristocrats (greek sex tourists at that time). Prove me wrong if you can!
slave my azz. Two GayS
These aren’t real. More than skeletal bones here.
Reparations for descendants of Italian slaves.
That pose though, looks like it was an extremely painful way to die.
Wow😱😳. That’s really cool. Sometime in the future they’ll be digging up our remains, if we don’t just blow ourselves up 😂😳😱😷
Death is the greatest equiliser...🌋
Can’t they be boyfriends?
That is very interesting. I wonder how many more things can be discovered at the site.
Any suspects?
I dont give a fuck.
instead of perpetrating indecency and corruption against other humans - say instead man of greed and his enslaved human! DENIED AS MOOT
I can’t imagine being one of those ppl and hearing that eruption. And then thinking oh f***! 👀
What a great Discovery 😱
Two homies just dying together. Wholesome
Good read.
hahahaissa vai lá ajudar os caras, tão achando até hoje
I believe they could be lovers 🙄.
Stick to this type of news
that wealth really paid off for the “rich man” in the end....
But slavery only happened in America to black people.
The one on the right has a tiny dickle
'Male slave.'
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