The Italian Ministry of Antiquities announced the discovery of the remains of two well-preserved bodies of two men who were burned to death as a result of the volcanic explosion that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in AD 79.
Perhaps one of the two men was of high standing, and his age ranged between thirty and forty, as he still had traces of a woolen cloak under his neck, which he was wearing, according to Reuters.
The second, aged from 18 to 23, wore a jacket, and had a number of broken back vertebrae, indicating that he was a slave doing heavy labor.
Archaeologists found the remains of the bodies in the city of "Civita Guiliana", which is located northwest of the ancient city of Pompeii.
The archaeologists noted that the bones and teeth of the two legs were preserved, while the voids of their soft tissues were filled with gypsum that had hardened, and were later excavated to reveal the epics of the two bodies.
It is noteworthy that Pompeii, an ancient city located 23 km southeast of the famous city of Naples, and about 13 thousand people lived in it, before it was buried under volcanic ash, pebbles, and dust.
The remains of the city were not revealed until the sixteenth century, and organized excavations began around the year 1750, but recently the focus has been on stopping the process of decomposition and the collapse of the discovered remains.
