The Children of Pompeii Saw Gladiators Fight to the Death—and They Drew Graffiti About It
Before Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., encasing the ancient city of Pompeii in volcanic ash, local children sketched gladiators fighting to the death on a courtyard wall. The youths’ vivid drawings illustrate the degree of violence to which they were casually exposed on a regular basis.
Ancient Discovery: Archaeologists Find Rare Sketches of Gladiators Fighting in Pompeii
Their names are long gone; their bodies as well -- covered in the ash dumped on Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. But drawings that children made on the wall of a courtyard in the ancient Roman Empire city have been uncovered recently,
Ancient Gladiator Sketches Likely Drawn by a Child Discovered in Pompeii
Beautiful frescoes, rudimentary doodles, and a pair of skeletons are the latest discoveries out of Pompeii's ongoing excavations.
In Pompeii, archaeologists find children's sketches of gladiators
Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii near the city of Naples have uncovered charcoal sketches drawn by children as young as six years old, depicting possibly violent fights they may have witnessed.
Pompeii gladiator drawings suggest children saw ‘extreme form’ of violence
Children’s sketches of violent scenes of gladiators and hunters battling animals have been uncovered at the archaeological park of Pompeii, the park’s superintendent has said.
2,000-year-old children’s drawings — of gladiators and hunters — found inside Pompeii
The drawings — made by children around 2,000 years ago — depict gladiators and hunters, according to a May 28 news release from the Pompeii Archaeological Park. Unlike today’s parents, violence, as seen in gladiatorial games,
New Drawing Unearthed at Pompeii Reveal Kids May Have Been Spectators of Gladiator Fights
If you were a teen at the turn of the century you may have gone to watch the film Gladiator at the movie theater, but if you were a kid growing up in Italy 2,000 years ago, you may have seen the real thing.
Drawings found at Pompeii suggest children watched gladiators fight, plus executions
Children’s sketches of violent scenes of gladiators and hunters battling animals have been uncovered at the archaeological park of Pompeii, the park’s superintendent has said. The drawings, thought to be made by children between the ages of five and seven sometime before Mt.
Pompeii Find Provides Glimpse into Childrens' Lives Before Deadly Eruption
The ancient Roman city in southern Italy was destroyed by a catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
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A Glimpse Into Pompeii’s Terrifying Final Moments
In the last episode of PBS’s new docuseries, archaeologists discover remarkable graffiti and shrine offerings that bring the ...
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'Plato is just the start': Ancient Herculaneum scrolls buried during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius could also reveal secrets about Socrates, scientist claims
The winners of a contest called the Vesuvius Challenge trained their machine-learning algorithms on scans of the rolled-up papyrus. Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities ...
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Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius
Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...
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Can Archaeologists Locate Pompeii’s Survivors?
Can we identify the survivors of Mount Vesuvius’s devastating volcanic eruption in 79 CE? The second episode of the ...
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Has the home of Rome's first emperor finally been found? Scientists discover a villa near Mount Vesuvius where Augustus may have died 2,000 years ago
Pompeii was famously buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, killing several thousands. Ever since the 18th century, excavations have been removing volcanic rock to uncover the ...
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Villa near Mount Vesuvius may be where Augustus, Rome's 1st emperor, died
The ruins of a Roman villa near Mount Vesuvius, discovered under the remnants of another villa built above it many years later, may have been where Augustus, the first Roman emperor, drew his last ...
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Breakthrough about life in Ancient Rome as scientists make discovery near Mount Vesuvius
Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery near Mount Vesuvius that provides fascinating new insights into the Roman era. A dig at Somma Vesuviana, an 11-mile drive from Naples ...
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After Analyzing The Skulls Of Victims Who Perished Following The Eruption Of Mount Vesuvius In A.D. 79, Researchers Discovered The Heat Made Their Blood Boil And Caused Their ...
While these are brutal ways to die, the most horrendously blood-curdling way has to be death by a volcano. When Mount Vesuvius spewed forth lava, ash, and toxic gases in A.D. 79, some victims of the ...