a window into how slaves lived in ancient pompeii. it's a cramped space with three wooden beds. one smaller bed is possibly a child's, indicating that the room could have housed a family. the room was found during an excavation of a large villa on the outskirts of pompeii. the city was engulfed in a volcanic eruption nearly 2000 years ago, burying it and its residents in ash. translation: it is an exceptional cross—section of the life and daily work of a part of the ancient population that is little known through official sources, always seen from the point of view of the elite and here instead, we see the lives of slaves, servants, people of a very low social status. the room is exceptionally well preserved. there are earthenware red jars, ceramicjugs