Pompeii Continues To Reveal Its Treasures

[Simon21]

Scepticism is worthy but it can go to far. Not sure they had Au Pairs in ancient Pompeii. Presumably someone was looking after the transport, though of course it remains an assumption

[Minimalist]

Among the elite, slaves took care of the kids.

[Simon21]

Didn't do em any harm.

[Minimalist]

Probably did them some good. The hand that rocks the cradle, you know.

[Simon21]

Where can one get some of these slaves?

[Minimalist]

Herculaneum, yet again.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... IwOTEwNwS2

Vesuvius Victim Died Just Steps From the Safety of the Sea, Skeleton Shows

The middle-aged man’s remains are the first of their kind found at Herculaneum in 25 years

Italian archaeologists have discovered the remains of a man killed by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 C.E. The victim, a man in his mid-40s, died on the beaches of Herculaneum while fleeing the volcano’s deadly blast of heat, ash, rock and debris, reports Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (ANSA).

Found mere steps away from where the sea once met the shore, the ancient Roman spent his final moments clutching a small satchel that may have contained his prized possessions, writes Elisabetta Povoledo for the New York Times. Researchers have yet to fully determine its contents, but initial studies suggest the bag held a wooden box and a small iron or bronze ring.