- Archaeologists in a Civita Giuliana, Pompeii villa found an ancient 'slave room'
- The fascinating find included Ikea-like extendable beds which can adjust to size
- The important discovery gives insight into a 'little known' part of ancient society

Archaeologists in Pompeii have discovered a room that officials say offers 'a very rare insight into the daily life of slaves' in the ancient Roman city.

The excavation of a villa in the ruins of the historic volcanic eruption revealed a cramped dormitory and storage room with adjustable Ikea-like beds.

Italy's culture minister, Dario Franceschini, said the find was 'an important discovery that enriches the knowledge of the daily life of ancient Pompeiians' in particular the level of society of which 'still little' is known.

The room was discovered in a villa in the Pompeii suburb of Civita Giuliana, just a few steps from where archaeologists in January discovered the remains of a well-preserved ceremonial chariot.

The room, with just one high window and no wall decorations, contains the remains of three beds made out of wood.

Italian press reports likened the ancient finds to 'an Ikea model for the ancient world' because of the adjustable wooden planks which could be changed depending on the size of the person sleeping in the bed, according to The Telegraph.

The adaptable beds, two of which measured nearly six feet and one just over four feet, possibly indicate that a family with a child had lived there.

Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the director of Pompeii Archaeological Park said: 'We can imagine here the servants, the slaves who worked in this area and came to sleep here at night.

'We know that it was definitely a life in precarious conditions.'

Nearby to the beds, a wooden chest contained metallic objects and textiles that 'appear to be part of harnesses for horses,' according to the archaeological park.

There also was a wooden steering element for a chariot.

Chamber pots and other personal objects were under the beds, while eight amphorae, an ancient vessel used as a storage jar, were in a corner, suggesting storage for the household.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10173253/Pompeii-archeologists-Ikea-like-extendable-beds-rare-slave-room-discovery.html

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10173253/Pompeii-archeologists-Ikea-like-extendable-beds-rare-slave-room-discovery.html

Okay. Good read.

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This people do Africa strong thing

Some people come to this life, live their lives as slaves and die without having a Test of freedom. As in their whole life oohhhh

African slaves or Asian slaves??

Wow

na modern slave nigerian dey under this government na

Slavery by ancient Roman empire.

We don suffer for this continent

Some people house for here no still fine reach this place

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appishani1:
Some people come to this life, live their lives as slaves and die without having a Test of freedom. As in their whole life oohhhh

come still go hell fire join

Hmmm

Some people are working while others are talking

Na all these kind room dem cage dem Spartacus and crixus put that year.


Meanwhile, I've never seen or heard of any school in NIGERIA offering Archeology as a course....Abi we no get anything wey need to be found for here

Na bed be that?

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appishani1:
Some people come to this life, live their lives as slaves and die without having a Test of freedom. As in their whole life oohhhh

Everyone dies a slave

We are talking about the period Jesus lived and just After his death here. The slaves then were mostly from Asia and Europe(Anglo Saxons, maybe a bit of Egypt but this definitely has nothing to do with the African slave trade which happened hundreds of centuries later.

Midrat:
We don suffer for this continent

Hmmm

that last room no get window na... slaves don suffer. I don hide Nokia 3310 for my future kids to sell in the future.. should be worth a fortune.

OYIBO REALLY DO BLACKS STRONG THING SHA

StagethemTVee:
The slaves here are mostly from africa and asia

thank me later.

Some houses in ijoko-robiyan are not up this standard.


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This ain't no tribal thing, I have a house there so I know what I am. Saying.