The tradition of nativity scenes dates back to a more recent history, but even in antiquity, traces of ritual arrangements in homes can be found. Thirteen terracotta figurines, remnants of an ancient ritual, emerge from a room in a domus adjacent to the House of Leda and the Swan, where excavation, restoration, and enhancement work […]
Pompeii
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A prison-bakery where slaves and blindfolded donkeys were used to grind the grain, unearthed in Pompeii
It was a narrow room with no exterior views, featuring small windows with iron bars for light. Notches on the floor coordinated the movement of the animals, forced to walk for hours with blindfolds. The facility was unearthed in Regio IX, insula 10, as part of ongoing excavations in a broader project to secure and […]
