Latest Discoveries at Pompeii's Insula 10 Include an Incredibly Painted Room

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Breathtaking New Discoveries Unearthed in Pompeii's Regio 9's Insula 10
Embark on a captivating journey through the lost world of Pompeii as we explore the latest excavations in Regio 9, one of the ancient city's 11 administrative districts. Join us as we uncover a stunning trove of artworks, including a magnificent "black room" adorned with exquisite frescoes depicting scenes from Greek mythology.
Delve into the detective story surrounding the identity of a powerful local politician, Aulus Rustius Verus, whose presence is woven throughout the various properties and businesses uncovered in this sector of the city. Discover how Verus leveraged his wealth and influence to maintain a dominant position within Pompeii's social and political landscape.
Witness the painstaking efforts of archaeologists as they meticulously piece together a shattered ceiling fresco, revealing a breathtaking tableau of landscapes, Egyptian-inspired characters, bountiful foods and flowers, and imposing theatrical masks. This captivating work of art provides a tantalizing glimpse into the rich tapestry of influences and inspirations that shaped the artistic sensibilities of ancient Pompeii.
Explore the everyday lives of Pompeii's residents through the recovery of humble, yet invaluable artifacts, such as ornate oil lamps, that offer a window into the rhythms and routines that defined life in this doomed city. Marvel at the preservation of ornate cornices, a testament to the architectural sophistication and aesthetic sensibilities of Pompeii's builders and artisans.
Join us as we continue to uncover the secrets and stories that have lain buried for nearly two millennia, and gain a deeper understanding of the vibrant and complex society that thrived in Pompeii before the fateful events of AD 79.
#Pompeii #Archaeology #AncientRome #Excavation #Regio9 #GreekMythology #RomanHistory #ArtandArchitecture

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@alisn.7998 2 месяца назад

It makes no sense to think the black room was painted black so that smoke from the oil lamps wouldn’t show, because smoke would equally affect the paintings on the walls.

@melere777 2 месяца назад

It would certainly be less of a surface area to clean though

@binabina4445 2 месяца назад

Not to mention why didn't anyone else paint rooms black? Why weren't there other rooms in that house painted black if they cared so much? No it was obviously a room for entertaining. It would look awesome at night.

@solinvictus39 2 месяца назад

And considering that most, if not all, rooms in antiquity were using oil lamps, using their logic black rooms would be the norm and not the exception.

@GathKingLeppbertI 2 месяца назад

It makes sense if the owner was a biden voter.

@filmbuffo5616 2 месяца назад

@@binabina4445 One emperor of ancient Rome was in fact recorded to have held a "black feast", and everything about the evening was black - all the people invited had to wear black clothing, all the furnishings were made of black marble, and even all the food and wine served was black. Maybe this room was done up as an imitation of or an homage to that famous occasion.

@wubuck79 2 месяца назад

I’m no historian or archaeologist but it seems more likely to me the room was painted black just because that’s how they wanted to do it.

@LJAllen1000 Месяц назад

I would have gone for a wipeable wallpaper and a framed print from the Keep Calm and Carry On range.

@zacariastercero5389 Месяц назад

Right?

@LaurenAnyone 28 дней назад

I think there is a written Roman source about painting winter walls black.

@user-hz1nb5ff7c Месяц назад

Love Pompeii,visited twice

@marycamilleri447 2 месяца назад

I was lucky enough to visit Pompei last year with my daughter and son in law and saw archaeologists excavating an area in Pompei which i assume is the area where these finds have been found, it is such an amazing place.

@DiscoveryFuture 2 месяца назад

Wonderful!

@TracyD2 2 месяца назад

Nice? I always wanted to go.

@mwj5368 2 месяца назад

I hope they find in this wealthier section of Pompeii that some of the villas might have libraries full of carbonized scrolls.

@marinafelix.a 2 месяца назад

Already did.

@ail-on3px 2 месяца назад

Or not carbonized scrolls ! That's were very intersting 😃👍

@mwj5368 2 месяца назад

@@marinafelix.a Hi! Do you mean the carbonized scrolls found in Herculaneum? So you mean they have been excavating in this wealthier part of the Pompeii for a while and already found scrolls? I hope they soon do a video on that. Were they found in good condition, meaning as compared to some from Herculaneum that were damaged? Thanks for your input.

@mwj5368 2 месяца назад

@@ail-on3px Wow that would be great if some were preserved in original condition. From what I understand the paper would not have survived and the only reason there are scrolls to unravel is because they were carbonized under the extreme heat. There is a video about a Roman soldiers complex in England where they found letters I think on tree bark soldiers I think had written to be sent back to relatives in Rome etc. so maybe it's possible and you make a good point. I think of the many centuries old scrolls in original condition preserved in the Himalayan monasteries in Pakistan and other regions in the very arid and cold environment that have not been studied, and the huge centuries old library deteriorating at the Vatican. I wonder about the knowledge and unique perspectives hidden in those libraries that could easily perish in these tumultuous times. It's like what was lost in the library at Alexandria Egypt that burned. Humanity relies on the history of ideas as we progress as a modern civilization and how war drives everything backwards.

@filmbuffo5616 2 месяца назад

We can only hope so.

@cabincrafts2239 2 месяца назад

I've always been fascinated by Pompeii! It literally is a capsule frozen in time and many things can be learned about all of the different classes of society from it's excavation. While I was watching this, one thing just jumped out at me: no matter who you are or how many material objects you have, we will all one day face eternity. Are you ready? Our lives are but a vapor!

@filmbuffo5616 2 месяца назад

The Romans did not believe in a life after this one.

@BOOGERBOY1 2 месяца назад

We are but shadows and dust , shadows and dust

@waynek3366 2 месяца назад

Pompeii modern times before modern times. I love this station . Thank you

@DiscoveryFuture 2 месяца назад

You're most welcome!

@TheMoneyMakingMentor 2 месяца назад

I was there in 1977. It was amazing to see.

@carolwalmsley3362 2 месяца назад

I would love to go.

@jeffhampton2767 2 месяца назад

There must be so many Treasures Unearthed❤

@nordwestpassage 2 месяца назад

Astonishing paintings. Thanks for showing!

@DiscoveryFuture 2 месяца назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@djr6876 2 месяца назад

It always amazes me ,the level of sophistication in these ancient civilizations.

@mwj5368 2 месяца назад

Me too!!! I think there are elements to knowledge and the fact humanity and our advancements rely on a history of ideas. To me there were great minds then and now, but the minds of ancient times span yet greater time periods. Really we look up to ancient Greece as western civilizations base but the Greeks and others of those times looked up to Egypt and Alexandria was a real gathering place for the great minds of the era. I think as we learn more about the past through like the ancient scrolls stored in the monasteries in the Himalayan Mountains, the deteriorating centuries old library at the Vatican, and any such scrolls that could be unraveled from Herculaneum and Pompeii could be invaluable. I wish some billionaire would come forward and fund the preservation and study of such libraries. I think the burning of the library at Alexandria Egypt was a huge loss to humanity. I recall they unraveled meanings from some clay tablets I think from Babylonian era and their numeric and mathematical base was 60 as compared to our base 10 or like the binary Math system used in computer programs.

@ROMA--AETERNA 2 месяца назад

“These” ancient civilizations? Are you ethnically European or not? If you are European, it is “your” ancient civilization; if not, then you should simply address the “Roman civilization” and not use, “these”, which is ambiguous.

@filmbuffo5616 2 месяца назад

@@ROMA--AETERNA What of Finland?

@chickensoup7578 2 месяца назад

@@ROMA--AETERNAgirl it ain’t that deep

@RamblingRodeo 2 месяца назад

Right, yet at times it seems like the science and researchers are or do at times dismiss what these ancient civilizations were able to accomplish, because researchers cant explain it.

@johnbehneman1546 7 дней назад

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! THAT IS A TOTALLY AWSOME HISTORICAL DISCOVERY!!!!

@carolyn64 2 месяца назад

I find this video just so interesting! I have always been interested in Pompeii. So sad and beautiful!

@DiscoveryFuture 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@eleanorkosmala4278 2 месяца назад

I agree I took my sons there a few years back it was the highlight of our trip

@Spankypenguin1 2 месяца назад

It is possible that the renovation work was related to the powerful earthquake that hit the area a few years before the eruption, badly damaging and even destroying a number of buildings in the city.

@stevetheduck1425 2 месяца назад

Mm. That crack in the tesselated floor looked like something they would repair, given the funds. Perhaps the laundry and bakery didn't pay enough to keep the whole house in good repair.

@lauradoxtater1301 Месяц назад

I too thought that the pile of ceiling tiles in the black room were as a result of the previous earthquake, thereby needing restoration. When I visited Pompeii our tour guide specified that most of the damage to the city was a result of powerful earthquakes prior to the eruption.

@huricane5184 2 месяца назад

Just think.. the paints and oils they used way back then from actual plants and rocks by far outlasted the modern paints they use today.

@user-ei2lm6us2e 2 месяца назад

3 days isn't enough for this fascinating city

@neiljohnson1773 2 месяца назад

At least now the discoveries will be preserved and protected more than the earlier digging.

@cplmpcocptcl6306 2 месяца назад

Excellent upload. This channel came out swinging. New sub.

@DiscoveryFuture 2 месяца назад

Thanks and welcome.

@pedroflores1978 2 месяца назад

Great video, thank you 👍👏😀

@DiscoveryFuture 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the visit!

@lenieverkaik 2 месяца назад

I found this very interesting so thank you very much!

@DiscoveryFuture 2 месяца назад

You're very welcome!

@TracyD2 2 месяца назад

The Trojan war was already ancient over 1000 years. I find that amazing

@johnbehneman1546 7 дней назад

THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!

@DiscoveryFuture 6 дней назад

My pleasure!!

@weisthor0815 2 месяца назад

was there last year. absolutely amazing. go there while you still can, the supervolcano will end all of this one day.

@johnbehneman1546 7 дней назад

I LOVE LEARNING ABOUT POMPEII AND HERCULANIUNM!!!!

@debbralehrman5957 2 месяца назад

Thanks👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@DiscoveryFuture 2 месяца назад

Thank you too!

@dylandog1289 5 дней назад

2000 years old and those paintings dont look any older than a few hundred. Wild.

@HughONeill Месяц назад

The way the frescos are on the black and then a vibrent ceiling fresco, I would think that it is for some dramatic lighthing effect, (see the artwork of James Turrell) I wonder if there are any remains of the roof structure remaining and other artifacts in the room to give an idea of how the space was lit, it would an interesting project to build it in Unreal engine to experiment with the space.

@ddbb6618 Месяц назад

Yep, aesthetic effect rather than soot, is my guess. The images would be very impressive viewed in dim lighting

@breakshot7451 2 месяца назад

imagine it takes them another 50 or more years to rediscover and then vesuv says, hey here i go again and buries it all again. ;))) just a fan of murphys law here.

@sgassocsg 2 месяца назад

Folks. The real treasures are waiting under Herculaneum, a much wealthier city. But alas, they can’t get to them. A city with people lay above

@marcobelli6856 2 месяца назад

Bro if I was the president of Italy I would buy all those modern apartments over Herculaneum make the people go live somewhere else in the area (It’s not a rich neighbourhood they literally are ugly houses) raze them down and reveal the ancient city. And if I lived there I would happily go somewhere else if the country gave me the money.

@marcobelli6856 2 месяца назад

And with tourism you can make all the money back 10 fold also even if it wasn’t economically convenient the history under there is priceless

@sgassocsg 2 месяца назад

@@marcobelli6856 LOL. MONEY COVERS MANY SINS. I’m with you bro. Eminent domain ! They should make us politicians 😎

@filmbuffo5616 2 месяца назад

Our science will render the overburden transparent, given enough time we'll develop tools to look right through it to the underlying layers without disturbing anything.

@UmmNeutral101 2 месяца назад

Nerd alert, Cassandra rejecting Apollo did not cause the Trojan War.

@olgafav.8491 2 месяца назад

He said "ultimately led", not "caused" which is fully corect: Cassandra warned Trojans many times but they never listened due to Appolo's curse which was laid on the priestess because of her rejection.

@caledoniawarrior Месяц назад

Another nerd silenced from a total lack of historical context. Well done

@stevenkaskus6173 2 месяца назад

The black room reminds me very much of the indoor pool at the Hurst Castle

@marcobelli6856 2 месяца назад

I heard about this the other day really beautiful

@ellalella1 2 месяца назад

The black room is very cool!

@toddaulner5393 2 месяца назад

I think they just chose black because it would make the figures pop.

@JackMenendez 2 месяца назад

Some things never change

@filmbuffo5616 2 месяца назад

But most things do.

@yayagazab4449 2 месяца назад

Edificio in Spanish means building, which comes directly from the Latin Aedile and his functions in Roman society.

@julie-nm6lv 27 дней назад

The black room I think was done that way to make the frescos stand out, they showed up better with a black background and then also for the lamps but with the lamps burning in a dark room the light from them would illuminate the frescos

@azwris 2 месяца назад

As we all now can see, the original name of Paris was of course Alexandros. Trojan War was a civil one indeed!

@johnbehneman1546 7 дней назад

PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED ON YOUR PROGRESS!!!!

@DiscoveryFuture 6 дней назад

Sure will!

@dsantamaria713 2 месяца назад

Though this is exciting, I have always been curious what, or where they put all the ash that covered Pompei and Herculaneum? 🤷

@markloewen2677 2 месяца назад

In these new excavation, do they still come accross more of the victims remains ? I can't help but wonder how many of these unfortunates perished inside of their residences

@fabianmckenna8197 2 месяца назад

Absolutely........ TV program recently about the finding of two horses, a carriage, the owner and his slave all buried under twenty feet of volcanic ash. Also there remains one third of Pompeii still go be excavated so that's about 22 hectares.

@harryarmitage6056 Месяц назад

I went to a lecture a few months ago which touched on this. Apparently the number of human remains found is far less than we might expect, leading the scientists to conclude that most of the population left - and they think they have partially confirmed that by looking at recorded names and DNA testing of descendants of adjacent communities.

@johnc3826 9 дней назад

The picture of the room shown with this video is not shown in this video

@tian5639 2 месяца назад

Sorry Pliny but “fortuna non semper fortibus favet “.

@Sarappreciates 24 дня назад

I wonder what Pompeii would be today had it survived the blast.

@geoganicus7238 2 месяца назад

So we found this city buried under volcanic ash & debris. It was dramatically sudden & totally devastating. Thousands of lives were lost.... Hey, Ive got a great idea. Let's build another city & put our houses even closer this time.

@marcobelli6856 2 месяца назад

The whole Naples metro area has like 5 million people if it erupted very strong it would be a disaster.

@yatokami7907 2 месяца назад

You've got the order of that wrong, most of the cities around Vesuvius were founded long before the ruins of Pompeii were rediscovered. Slopes of volcanoes just happen to benefit from particularly fertile soil, of which the agricultural benefits and population growth that comes with it, outweigh the fear of destruction from the relatively rare occurrence of an eruption.

@geoganicus7238 Месяц назад

@@yatokami7907 Yes very good. It was a joke 👍

@user-kd9ld3rn4b Месяц назад

I wonder why only at Pompeii remnants of volcano victims are ever found. There are hundreds of erupting volcanoes in history.

@user-ht4cb7nt4g 21 день назад

🙆 perfect perfect 🙆

@Fiat_lux_888 Месяц назад

Как же это прекрасно, как были созидательны люди того времени. Что пошло не так?😢

@adoxartist1258 Месяц назад

1:23 Here, lemme help you with that: Apolo's continually harassing Cassandra after she said no is what caused the disastrous Trojan war.

@christopherflux6254 Месяц назад

The word Verus means ‘truthful’. So it’s ironic that a politician was named that.

@mwj5368 Месяц назад

Just my amateur thought... If the room was painted black because the oil lamps would spoil the frescoes then why weren't all rooms with frescoes painted black? Maybe the owner was fussier than most about stains from the lamps causing a dirtier look. I wonder if there were other reasons the walls were painted black, yet the science of Archaeology I'm sure makes such considerations and many more before concluding the choice of black because of the oil lamps.

@ddbb6618 Месяц назад

Great content, but didn't the roofs collapse due ghe weigh of volcanic ash being deposited (slowly) rather than the force of the eruption?

@lyraserpentine894 2 месяца назад

16 personalities trapped on an island would be a great video!

@murfrirhke4557 2 месяца назад

It always amazes me, the level of drama & idiocy in the narration.

@losstucker2117 2 месяца назад

Cost is the deterant to restoration

@rachelfrank4640 2 месяца назад

Reminds me of Domitian’s black dinner

@karphin1 2 месяца назад

A- Dyles ? Eye-dill-ees, pronunciation of senior officials, “aediles”.

@robdemanager8398 Месяц назад

Just let me know when they unearth the Xena and Gabrielle room....

@lupodimontenero661 2 месяца назад

Although immoral politicians were frequent in the Roman world,( ^^ not like today < sarcasm), distributing bread, organizing large open-air dinners or gladiatorial games and theatrical performances was a common and accepted electoral practice.

@ail-on3px 2 месяца назад

Anche ai giorni nostri è pratica comprare i voti per delle buste di spesa in cambio, soprattutto nel sud Italia. Quindi il DNA di certe persone si è tramandato, purtroppo

@spiritualhumanist 2 месяца назад

Black room was probably a entertainment/ orgy place , that smoke from lamps is nonsense.

@filmbuffo5616 2 месяца назад

I don't know about that, have you ever tried cleaning lampblack from a wall or ceiling? There are good reasons for avoiding that work.

@cheesypooo6838 2 месяца назад

They painted that 2 weeks before the film

@toddaulner5393 2 месяца назад

Do you think a good artist like me could get hired to restore the frescoes?

@CellChaos-vw5pg Месяц назад

Oh! ... is this where the pop culture slang "bread," meaning money, came from???!!!

@Daisy-tl2lh Месяц назад

Even the poorest citizen of Pompeii seems to have eaten better food than the average Brit today!

@boxofmoles4057 Месяц назад

Going to suck if after all this digging the volcano erupts again and covers it back up. 🥴🤷🏻‍♂️

@LevanTurashvili-dr7mt 2 месяца назад

🔄🔃

@GodzHarleyGirlStudio Месяц назад

Clickbait thumbnail as you show skeletons but talk nothing about them even though you show them on your diagram.

@Mars-sp2gx 2 месяца назад

"Discovieries of Mysterious 'Black' Room". "WE W UZ KANGGZ"

@Mma-Guy 2 месяца назад

So wouldnt that painting prove itself that troy was real?

@JGG3345 Месяц назад

Regeeonays?

@mssmith3604 2 месяца назад

Did he also forgive student loans?

@juliahempstead9237 2 месяца назад

😂😂😂😂😂

@johng4093 2 месяца назад

Now they hand out EBT cards instead of bread. 😂

@Felix-fy7ki 2 месяца назад

An ancient dark room...?

@filmbuffo5616 2 месяца назад

Nocturnal gatherings outdoors were punishable by death in ancient Rome, so this served to imitate outdoor darkness indoors, and so give an impression of what was otherwise forbidden for them to experience.

@lobodelosfeliz 2 месяца назад

tomato??

@davedoogan6650 2 месяца назад

01:33 the majestic coming to life How would anyone know? Total BS

@jamesrashbrook9485 25 дней назад

Who wants to live in an expensive mansion with smell of piss from laundry attached on other side of your dining room

@Caambrinus 2 месяца назад

REH-ghee-oh, not REE-gee-oh; EE-dile, not AY-dile. And OW-lus, not AW-lus.

@davidnorton2642 2 месяца назад

Surely there are variant pronounciations. Take a simple sentence in modern English (this one, for example) and record it being spoken by eight different persons, one each from Glasgow, London, Perth, Christchurch, Toronto, Dallas, Boston, and Seattle. Let's make it more consistent and stipulate that each of them must be from the the same general age, ethnic heritage, gender, occupation, and educational demographic bands. Then compare these recordings and we can talk about what is 'correct' or not.

@catherinemori4496 2 месяца назад

We can state that Caambrinus is absolutely correct. Aedile is pronounced EE dile. That’s because all diphthongs from Latin and Greek are pronounced IN ENGLISH with an ee sound. Hence Oedipus, Aeschylus, Aesop, Aeneas all begin with an ee sound. It’s simple. The Latin alumnae is pronounced alumnee in English. The Latin word is aedīlis but the English is aedile, in the singular.

@Caambrinus 2 месяца назад

@@davidnorton2642 I meant that there are conventional ways to pronounce Latin words and direct derivations. _Aedile_ is English, but only a short hop from its Latin original; the other two words are Latin.

@pegapage9603 2 месяца назад

@davidnorton2642 Latin is Latin. English speakers are always awful with the pronunciation. O is o, not ou, a is a, not äi, e is e, not i, and so on. Get your vocals straight!

@davidnorton2642 2 месяца назад

@@pegapage9603 So you beleive there would be NO AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE in pronunciation by a Roman Citizen of that era living in Britanium, Gaul, Rome, Salerno, Athens, Alexandria, or Jerusalem?? it would all be precisely the same? Incredible.

@Serendip98 2 месяца назад

It was a cinema, nothing special.

@bantehayes9973 14 дней назад

They had no problem painting weiners back then.

@stephenalexander6033 Месяц назад

Bribing voters with free bread? Shocked, simply shocked this has happened in a democracy!

@Dryboneslive 2 месяца назад

Varus must be related to Biden.

@carlostorresramos5057 2 месяца назад

As Caligula to Trump.

@Dryboneslive 2 месяца назад

@@carlostorresramos5057 touche

@ail-on3px 2 месяца назад

No, with the italian politics in South Italy 😂

@ElCid48 Месяц назад

@@carlostorresramos5057 Te refieres a tu papi Chavez?

@sirbernardmendesfrance6817 2 месяца назад

Why don’t they simply reconstruct the buildings and restore them?? Like restore the amphitheater and other significant venues where the populaces can also use them as a place of entertainment or music hall, or performing arts center, etc.

@melere777 2 месяца назад

My guess is that besides the fact it would damage the ruins and compromise the archeological integrity of these sites, it opens things up for people to damage them, some of the buildings don't have the structural integrity, couldn't be built up to code, etc.

@josephpetrino1741 2 месяца назад

"simply reconstruct the buildings and restore them" ....

@nicart004 2 месяца назад

Easier said than done.

@johng4093 2 месяца назад

No, the historical value is irreplaceable and would quickly degrade from modern use and souvenir hunters. This is museum quality art that people would be tromping on, scratching, scuffing, hacking.