The imposing banquet hall discovered in Pompeii with frescoes about the Trojan War

The excavations being carried out in the archaeological zone of Pompeii (South of Italy), the city destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, allowed the discovery of an imposing banquet hall, with elegant black walls and decorated with frescoes with mythological themes inspired by the Trojan War.

It is “a refined environment to spend moments of conviviality, between banquets and conversations, where you can breathe the high standard of living demonstrated by the breadth of the space, the presence of frescoes and mosaics dating from the III style, the artistic quality of the paintings and the choice of themes ”, they explained this Thursday in a statement.

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In the incredible frescoes found during the work on insula 10 of Region IX “the dominant theme seems to be that of heroism, in the representations of pairs of heroes and deities of the Trojan War, but also of destiny and at the same time of possibility, often unexplored , that man is capable of changing his own destiny”, they add.

Imposing banquet hall with elegant black walls and decorated with frescoes with mythological themes inspired by the Trojan War. (EFE/Italian Ministry of Culture/Archaeological Park of Pompeii).

The excellent state of conservation allows us to locate “in addition to Helen and Paris, indicated in a Greek inscription between the two figures with their other name ‘Alexander’ and on the walls of the room appears the figure of Cassandra, daughter of Priam, paired with Apollo ”.

“The frequent presence of mythological figures In the paintings of habitable and convivial environments in Roman houses, it had the social function of entertaining guests and diners, providing ideas for conversation and reflection on existence”, they explain.

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“The walls were black to prevent smoke from the lamps being seen on the walls. Here they gathered to celebrate after sunset, the flickering light from the lamps made the images appear to move, especially after a few glasses of good Campanian wine,” the director of the Campania archaeological park said in a statement. PompeiiGabriel Zuchtriegel.

The large room measures approximately 15 meters long by 6 meters wide and opens onto a courtyard that resembles an open-air service corridor, with a long staircase leading to the first floor, devoid of decoration.

Imposing banquet hall with elegant black walls and decorated with frescoes with mythological themes inspired by the Trojan War. (EFE/Italian Ministry of Culture/Archaeological Park of Pompeii).

A huge pile of building materials was found under the arches of the staircase and someone had drawn in charcoal, on the rough plaster of the arches of the grand staircase, two pairs of gladiators and what appears to be an enormous stylized phallus, they add. .

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The excavation activity in the insula 10 of Region IX It is part of a broader project to secure the perimeter front between the excavated and unexcavated areas, to improve the hydrogeological structure, with the aim of guaranteeing the protection of the vast Pompeian heritage.

The excavations carried out in the area so far have revealed two connected houses, a house with a bakery and a fullonica (laundry room), which faced Via Nola and whose facades were discovered at the end of the 19th century. century.

Behind these two houses, at this stage of excavation, there are sumptuous rooms decorated with frescoes, also affected in this case by important renovations at the time of the eruption.

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“Pompeii is truly a treasure chest that never ceases to surprise and amaze us because every time we dig, we find something beautiful and meaningful. We believe in this global unicum that Pompeii represents and that is why we finance new excavations in the budget law”, declared the Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano.

Source: Elcomercio