A recently discovered human skeleton has been described as being the best preserved remains that has ever been found in Pompeii. And that’s not the only astonishing fact about the skeleton as he was a former slave who ended up rising through the social ranks prior to his death. The partially mummified remains, that included. Read more »
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Named Marcus Venerius Secundio, the wealthy 60-year-old was buried in the tomb int he necropolis of Porta Sarno in an area currently not open to the public.