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Images of Trojan War found at Pompeii

Treasure trove that never stops amazing says Sangiuliano

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 11 - Images of the Trojan War have been found in the latest sensational discovery in fresh digs at Pompeii, officials said Thursday.
    The mythological figures inspired by Homer's epic the Iliad have been found in all their former glory on the elegant black-painted walls of an imposing banqueting hall in the insula 10 of the Regio IX in the ancient Roman city buried and preserved by Vesuvius in 79 AD.
    "Pompeii is truly a treasure trove that never stops surprising us and prompting amazement because, each time we dig, we find something beautiful and significant," said Culture Minister Gennaro Sanguliano. (ANSA).
   

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