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Pompeii's stunning secret is uncovered after 2,000 years: Archaeologists are amazed to discover a 'high quality' fresco depicting Helen of Troy during excavations at the ancient Roman city
Daily Mail UK ^ | April 11th 2024 | unattributed

Posted on 04/12/2024 8:38:22 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

Nearly 2,000 years since it was buried by volcanic rubble, the lost city of Pompeii is yielding even more astonishing discoveries.

Archeologists have uncovered remarkably preserved 'fresco' paintings on a wall at a former private residence along Via di Nola, one of Pompeii's longest streets.

One of the stunning artworks depicts Helen of Troy, a beautiful woman in Greek mythology, meeting Paris, prince of Troy, for the first time...

The frescos have been discovered in the 'black room', an 'imposing' banquet hall with elegant black walls at a former private residence along Via di Nola.

It's being called the black room because it was painted black, likely to mask soot from oil lamps that would have burnt...

Dr Sophie Hay, a British archaeologist who works at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, said the 'high quality' frescos used the black walls as the background for the scene.

'The dining room seems to be vaguely unique in the sense that normally there are figurative panels with a border around them,' she told the Times.

'But the ones in that room are painted directly on to the background.

'So it's like they're doing something new, which is really nice but obviously they never got to enjoy it.'

...Dr Andrew Sillett, a classics lecturer at the University of Oxford, has described the frescos as 'pretty cool' because they were likely done close to the eruption...

A third fresco in the black room, meanwhile, shows Leda, mother of Helen of Troy...

A fourth fresco, which is barely uncovered from the ancient volcanic material, shows a female figure appearing to hold a dish.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: art; gabrielzuchtriegel; godsgravesglyphs; houseofleda; insula6; pompeii; regiov; romanempire; vesuvius; viadinola
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The fresco was discovered in the 'black room', an 'imposing' banquet hall with elegant black walls at a former private residence at Pompeii (pictured)
The fresco was discovered in the 'black room', an 'imposing' banquet hall with elegant black walls at a former private residence at Pompeii (pictured)

1 posted on 04/12/2024 8:38:23 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Thanks AG for the link.

2 posted on 04/12/2024 8:39:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv
It's being called the black room because it was painted black, likely to mask soot from oil lamps that would have burnt...

They were painted black to make the colors more vibrant and stand out even more. A painter once told me that if you want white paint to be brighter, just add a little black...............

3 posted on 04/12/2024 8:45:50 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: SunkenCiv
We visited Pompeii about 20 years ago and it was amazing.However,it was July and I got the worst sunburn I had ever had on that day. I'd love to go back in March or October and spend a lot more time there.I'd also like to visit Herculaneum.
4 posted on 04/12/2024 8:47:33 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: Red Badger

It weren’t the burning lava that wiped them out. It was asphyxiation.


5 posted on 04/12/2024 8:47:59 AM PDT by KierkegaardMAN (I never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.)
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To: SunkenCiv

All I can say is...poor, poor Apollo. Yikes.


6 posted on 04/12/2024 8:49:05 AM PDT by Codeflier (Don't worry....be happy )
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To: KierkegaardMAN

They likely died from the poisonous superheated gasses................


7 posted on 04/12/2024 8:49:08 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Actually, they were anticipating the fame of the Rolling Stones.


8 posted on 04/12/2024 8:52:00 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

“They can have any color they want as long as it’s BLACK.” - Henry Ford.........................


9 posted on 04/12/2024 8:54:35 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: SunkenCiv

Amazing finds continue to be made in Pompeii excavations.


10 posted on 04/12/2024 8:59:28 AM PDT by Freee-dame
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To: SunkenCiv

Beeber stuning


11 posted on 04/12/2024 9:00:43 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: SunkenCiv

😆. Indeed. Was the original color of the door to that room red?


12 posted on 04/12/2024 9:03:17 AM PDT by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: married21

The cost of lighting had to be high. Oil for lamps was expensive. No windows. I don’t think glass windows had been invented yet, but without any source of natural light, lamps had to be used most of the time anyone was in the room.


13 posted on 04/12/2024 9:16:00 AM PDT by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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To: SunkenCiv

I guess noses were the big asses of the first century.


14 posted on 04/12/2024 9:20:28 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: SunkenCiv

Wait until they learn it was Keith Richards that painted those during the later days of his young adult years.


15 posted on 04/12/2024 9:30:04 AM PDT by edh
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To: SunkenCiv

My wife, who’s been just about everywhere, counts Pompeii in her Top Two Places to Visit.


16 posted on 04/12/2024 9:35:55 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: SunkenCiv

Many subterranean discoveries. We noticed a couple underway during our visit to Rome many years ago. I believe the discovery was related to road construction. I’m curious how the structures were covered, or were they actually built into the ground.


17 posted on 04/12/2024 9:37:20 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist! )
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18 posted on 04/12/2024 9:46:02 AM PDT by algore
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I dunno, I think Cassandra’s prettier than Helen. She must have been creeped out when Apollo showed up in his birthday suit and lyre.

Paris had a dog? My opinion of him went up a notch. I also didn’t know that we could call Paris Hilton Alexander.


19 posted on 04/12/2024 10:06:04 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana
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To: Red Badger

Reminds me of all those oil paintings from Mexico done on Black Velvet.
The black made the colors stunning.

I also remember what my art teacher said back in 1972 when we went to an art show at the Tulsa Library. Beautiful paintings till the teacher said....”OH MY GOD! HE USED BLACK!” The horror on their faces told me black was not to be used!


20 posted on 04/12/2024 10:12:09 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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