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Pompeii closet finds reveal life before eruption

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 29 October 2026, 16:59 UTC ·8 sec listen

Coins, jewelry and other artifacts discovered in a sealed closet at Pompeii are offering a rare glimpse of everyday life in the Roman city before Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year 79 and buried it.

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