Pompeii Dig Yields Rare Window on Daily Life of Enslaved

Archeologist clean up their latest finding in Pompeii, Italy. Courtesy of Parco Archeologico Di Pompei

MILAN—Archeologists in Pompeii excavating a villa amid the ruins of the 79 A.D. volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient city have discovered a room offers “a very rare insight into the daily life of slaves,” officials said Saturday.

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 still little known.”