Italy's Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli said an "unexpected discovery" at the archaeological site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city devastated by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius almost 26 years ago, will be announced on Wednesday morning (2).
According to him, it is a “large fresco, a 'megalograph' [representation of great deeds], with a Dionysian theme”, that is, in reference to the god of wine and chaos Dionysus.
“On February 26, in Pompeii, we will present to the press the results of the latest excavations in the central area of the city, with an unexpected discovery,” Giuli said in a meeting with foreign journalists.
According to the minister, the new discovery “demonstrates once again how, in Pompeii, it is not possible to distinguish schematically between art, architecture, daily life, ritualism”. “Everything is intertwined, a single pulsating life that can teach us many things even today”, he added.
Pompeii is located on the outskirts of Naples and was destroyed by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 of the Common Era, and many of its secrets still remain hidden. (HANDLE)
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