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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: The fire imprint left by a finger of Sister Maria di San Luigi Gonzaga, who appeared to Sister Maria del Sacro Cuore in 1894 in Bastia (Perugia, Italy). The report of the fact preserved in the monastery of Santa Chiara of the Child Jesus tells how Sister Marie suffering from tuberculosis died in 1894. She appeared in the following night to the amazed Sister Margherita and explained that she was in Purgatory. She asked for suffrage prayers and to attest to the reality of her apparition, she placed her index finger on the cushion cover and promised to return. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have be

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: Photographic reproduction of a burn mark left on Saturday 13 October 1696, on the apron of Sister Maria Herendorps a lay religious of the Benedictine monastery of Winnemberg (Germany) from the hand of the deceased Sister Chiara Schoelers, religious chorister of the same Order, victim of the plague in 1637. At the bottom of the photo we can see the burnt imprint of two hands, left by the same nun on a strip of canvas. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the even

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: Imprint left in 1815 on a devotional book of Margherita Demmerle of the parish of Ellinghen (in Lorraine, France) by her mother-in-law who appeared thirty years after her death in 1785. The deceased appeared looking sadly at her daughter-in-law. She said ‘ I am your mother-in-law who died in childbirth 30 years ago. Go on pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Mariental and there have two Holy Masses celebrated for me’. After the pilgrimage the apparition showed up again to announce her release from Purgatory. To her daughter-in-law who, on the advice of the parish priest, asked for a sign, she placed her hand on the book ‘The imitation of Christ’, leaving the sign of the burn. Later she no longer appea

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - - Pictured: Imprint of three fingers left in 1871 on the prayers book of Maria Zaganti by deceased Palmira Rastelli (who died in 1870) to solicit Masses of suffrage for her memory. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduc

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Carpenter’s Tools Found In A Room In A Villa In Pompeii - Italy

Carpenter’s tools have been discovered in a Roman Villa of the servile neighborhood of Civita Giuliana in the suburb of the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy in May 2024. The room contains a bed, as well as work tools and what appears to be a frame, perhaps of another bed, disassembled: baskets, a long rope, pieces of wood, and a saw with a blade, which does not seem very different from traditional saws used until recently, are also recognized. Even a piece of rope has been identified as an imprint in the ground, which kept it under tension. The room was exceptionally well-preserved and it was possible to make casts of furniture and other objects made of perishable materials: wood, fabrics, ropes. The technique of making casts, systematically experimented with since 1863 with the creation of the first casts of the victims of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, is unique in the world as it is the result of the specific dynamics of the catastrophic event: people or objects dragged and covered by the ‘pyroclastic fl

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Carpenter’s Tools Found In A Room In A Villa In Pompeii - Italy

Carpenter’s tools have been discovered in a Roman Villa of the servile neighborhood of Civita Giuliana in the suburb of the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy in May 2024. The room contains a bed, as well as work tools and what appears to be a frame, perhaps of another bed, disassembled: baskets, a long rope, pieces of wood, and a saw with a blade, which does not seem very different from traditional saws used until recently, are also recognized. Even a piece of rope has been identified as an imprint in the ground, which kept it under tension. The room was exceptionally well-preserved and it was possible to make casts of furniture and other objects made of perishable materials: wood, fabrics, ropes. The technique of making casts, systematically experimented with since 1863 with the creation of the first casts of the victims of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, is unique in the world as it is the result of the specific dynamics of the catastrophic event: people or objects dragged and covered by the ‘pyroclastic fl

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Carpenter’s Tools Found In A Room In A Villa In Pompeii - Italy

Carpenter’s tools have been discovered in a Roman Villa of the servile neighborhood of Civita Giuliana in the suburb of the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy in May 2024. The room contains a bed, as well as work tools and what appears to be a frame, perhaps of another bed, disassembled: baskets, a long rope, pieces of wood, and a saw with a blade, which does not seem very different from traditional saws used until recently, are also recognized. Even a piece of rope has been identified as an imprint in the ground, which kept it under tension. The room was exceptionally well-preserved and it was possible to make casts of furniture and other objects made of perishable materials: wood, fabrics, ropes. The technique of making casts, systematically experimented with since 1863 with the creation of the first casts of the victims of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, is unique in the world as it is the result of the specific dynamics of the catastrophic event: people or objects dragged and covered by the ‘pyroclastic fl

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Carpenter’s Tools Found In A Room In A Villa In Pompeii - Italy

Carpenter’s tools have been discovered in a Roman Villa of the servile neighborhood of Civita Giuliana in the suburb of the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy in May 2024. The room contains a bed, as well as work tools and what appears to be a frame, perhaps of another bed, disassembled: baskets, a long rope, pieces of wood, and a saw with a blade, which does not seem very different from traditional saws used until recently, are also recognized. Even a piece of rope has been identified as an imprint in the ground, which kept it under tension. The room was exceptionally well-preserved and it was possible to make casts of furniture and other objects made of perishable materials: wood, fabrics, ropes. The technique of making casts, systematically experimented with since 1863 with the creation of the first casts of the victims of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, is unique in the world as it is the result of the specific dynamics of the catastrophic event: people or objects dragged and covered by the ‘pyroclastic fl

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Carpenter’s Tools Found In A Room In A Villa In Pompeii - Italy

Carpenter’s tools have been discovered in a Roman Villa of the servile neighborhood of Civita Giuliana in the suburb of the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy in May 2024. The room contains a bed, as well as work tools and what appears to be a frame, perhaps of another bed, disassembled: baskets, a long rope, pieces of wood, and a saw with a blade, which does not seem very different from traditional saws used until recently, are also recognized. Even a piece of rope has been identified as an imprint in the ground, which kept it under tension. The room was exceptionally well-preserved and it was possible to make casts of furniture and other objects made of perishable materials: wood, fabrics, ropes. The technique of making casts, systematically experimented with since 1863 with the creation of the first casts of the victims of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, is unique in the world as it is the result of the specific dynamics of the catastrophic event: people or objects dragged and covered by the ‘pyroclastic fl

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Carpenter’s Tools Found In A Room In A Villa In Pompeii - Italy

Carpenter’s tools have been discovered in a Roman Villa of the servile neighborhood of Civita Giuliana in the suburb of the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy in May 2024. The room contains a bed, as well as work tools and what appears to be a frame, perhaps of another bed, disassembled: baskets, a long rope, pieces of wood, and a saw with a blade, which does not seem very different from traditional saws used until recently, are also recognized. Even a piece of rope has been identified as an imprint in the ground, which kept it under tension. The room was exceptionally well-preserved and it was possible to make casts of furniture and other objects made of perishable materials: wood, fabrics, ropes. The technique of making casts, systematically experimented with since 1863 with the creation of the first casts of the victims of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, is unique in the world as it is the result of the specific dynamics of the catastrophic event: people or objects dragged and covered by the ‘pyroclastic fl

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Carpenter’s Tools Found In A Room In A Villa In Pompeii - Italy

Carpenter’s tools have been discovered in a Roman Villa of the servile neighborhood of Civita Giuliana in the suburb of the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy in May 2024. The room contains a bed, as well as work tools and what appears to be a frame, perhaps of another bed, disassembled: baskets, a long rope, pieces of wood, and a saw with a blade, which does not seem very different from traditional saws used until recently, are also recognized. Even a piece of rope has been identified as an imprint in the ground, which kept it under tension. The room was exceptionally well-preserved and it was possible to make casts of furniture and other objects made of perishable materials: wood, fabrics, ropes. The technique of making casts, systematically experimented with since 1863 with the creation of the first casts of the victims of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, is unique in the world as it is the result of the specific dynamics of the catastrophic event: people or objects dragged and covered by the ‘pyroclastic fl

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Carpenter’s Tools Found In A Room In A Villa In Pompeii - Italy

Carpenter’s tools have been discovered in a Roman Villa of the servile neighborhood of Civita Giuliana in the suburb of the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy in May 2024. The room contains a bed, as well as work tools and what appears to be a frame, perhaps of another bed, disassembled: baskets, a long rope, pieces of wood, and a saw with a blade, which does not seem very different from traditional saws used until recently, are also recognized. Even a piece of rope has been identified as an imprint in the ground, which kept it under tension. The room was exceptionally well-preserved and it was possible to make casts of furniture and other objects made of perishable materials: wood, fabrics, ropes. The technique of making casts, systematically experimented with since 1863 with the creation of the first casts of the victims of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, is unique in the world as it is the result of the specific dynamics of the catastrophic event: people or objects dragged and covered by the ‘pyroclastic fl

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-SOUTH AFRICAN FASHION WEEK

(240419) -- JOHANNESBURG, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Models present creations of IMPRINT during the South African Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2024 Collections in Johannesburg, South Africa, on April 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9/11 Memorial And Museum - NYC

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York. Mainly made up of the imprint of the two destroyed towers, they were built in memory of all the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. New York City, NY, USA, on November 08, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHINESE-ITALIAN-ART EXHIBITION (CN)

(230419) -- CHONGQING, April 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 7, 2023 shows "No More" by Italian Artist Barbara Vaccaro displayed at an art exhibition in southwest China's Chongqing. Old items with an obvious imprint of traditional Chinese culture, such as quaint windows, screens and abandoned laundry boards, have become new carriers of the creative ideas of Italian artists. As displayed during the ongoing month-long "Connecting Point" contemporary art exhibition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, dozens of artworks that blend traditional Chinese culture and trendy Italian design have appealed to even the most finicky of art fans in the city. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chinese traditional culture serves as new muse for Italian artists" (Xinhua/Yang Shiyan)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHINESE-ITALIAN-ART EXHIBITION (CN)

(230419) -- CHONGQING, April 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 7, 2023 shows "Immediacy" by Italian Artist Orlando Daga displayed at an art exhibition in southwest China's Chongqing. Old items with an obvious imprint of traditional Chinese culture, such as quaint windows, screens and abandoned laundry boards, have become new carriers of the creative ideas of Italian artists. As displayed during the ongoing month-long "Connecting Point" contemporary art exhibition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, dozens of artworks that blend traditional Chinese culture and trendy Italian design have appealed to even the most finicky of art fans in the city. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chinese traditional culture serves as new muse for Italian artists" (Xinhua/Yang Shiyan)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHINESE-ITALIAN-ART EXHIBITION (CN)

(230419) -- CHONGQING, April 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 7, 2023 shows two paintings in the "Eight Diagrams" series by Italian Artist Orlando Daga displayed at an art exhibition in southwest China's Chongqing. Old items with an obvious imprint of traditional Chinese culture, such as quaint windows, screens and abandoned laundry boards, have become new carriers of the creative ideas of Italian artists. As displayed during the ongoing month-long "Connecting Point" contemporary art exhibition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, dozens of artworks that blend traditional Chinese culture and trendy Italian design have appealed to even the most finicky of art fans in the city. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chinese traditional culture serves as new muse for Italian artists" (Xinhua/Yang Shiyan)

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One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

STORY: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of winter sports 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Tourist at ski resort in Zhangjiakou 3. various of ski resorts 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO LIANSHENG, Official in Pingxiliang Village, Urumqi, Xinjiang 5. various of Harbin Ice and Snow World 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YUAN ZETING, Tourist from Hebei Province 7. various of ski resorts STORYLINE: One year after Beijing hosted the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, enthusiasm among Chinese people for winter sports shows no sign of abating, and the Games' legacy has created lasting benefits for local communities. During this year's Spring Festival holiday, a high-speed railway linking Beijing with Zhangjiakou, two co-host cities of the 2022 Winter Olympics, saw rising passenger numbers. Many were heading to ski resorts along the rail line. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Tourist at a ski resort in Z

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People practice curling at National Aquatics Center in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy creative ice-and-snow activities at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers take the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway at Beijing North Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks illuminate the night sky during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ga)

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children practice skiing at the Aoshan Ski Resort in Taibai County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 11, 2023. (Photo by Zou Jingyi/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 2, 2023 shows the view of National Alpine Skiing Center in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)