A skeleton was discovered this week in Pompeii, the city which
was completely destroyed after the eruption
of the Vesuvius volcano in 79 AD, proves that Greek culture was thriving in ancient
Rome.
The discovery was made in the necropolis of Porta Nocera, an
area not open to the public that is situated in the east of Pompeii’s urban
center.
A scull bearing tufts of white hair and part of an ear as
well as bones and fabric fragments were found in the tomb. “It was one of the best-preserved skeletons ever
found in the city,” according to descriptions.
An inscription on the dead man’s tomb identifies him as
Marcus Valerius Secundo and appears to indicate that he helped stage performances
of Greek plays. It says the deceased “gave Greek and Latin lude” or
performances.
“This is the first clear evidence of performances in the
Greek language,” Gabriel Zuchtirgel, director of the Archaeological Pack of
Pompeii said in a statement. “Those performances in Greek were organized is
evidence of the lively and open cultural climate which characterized ancient
Pompeii.”
Experts said that it was the first confirmation that Greek, the language of culture was used along with Latin in the Mediterranean.
In 2019, Italian authorities unveiled to the public and
ancient fresco depicting an ancient Greek myth in Pompeii. The fresco is inside
an “domus” or a home belonging to the upper-class society at the time. It is believed to have belonged to a rich
tradesman who desired to decorate his house with art inspired by Greek and
Roman myths.
The fresco depicts the ancient Greek myth of Leda and the Swan. This is an erotic myth in which Zeus seduces
or according to variations of the myth rapes Leda, the Aetolian princess who
later becomes the Queen of Sparta.
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