{"id":5536,"date":"2023-01-18T05:33:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T10:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/?p=5536"},"modified":"2023-01-18T05:33:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T10:33:34","slug":"see-the-lavish-pompeii-home-owned-by-two-men-freed-from-slavery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/18\/see-the-lavish-pompeii-home-owned-by-two-men-freed-from-slavery\/","title":{"rendered":"See the Lavish Pompeii Home Owned by Two Men Freed From Slavery"},"content":{"rendered":"

After two decades, the newly restored House of the Vettii is officially open to visitors<\/p>

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The courtyard of the House of the Vettii in Pompeii\u00a0Marco Cantile \/ LightRocket via Getty Images<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>

Smithsonian Magazine – The\u00a0House of the Vettii<\/a>, an opulent home in the ancient city of Pompeii, has reopened to the public after 20 years of restoration work.\u00a0<\/p>

Experts think that the house was owned by two freed enslaved laborers who built their wealth in the wine business. In 79 C.E., the eruption of\u00a0Mount Vesuvius<\/a>\u00a0buried the site\u00a0under volcanic ash; archaeologists excavated it in the late 19th century.\u00a0<\/p>

On Tuesday, officials unveiled the newly restored home, welcoming tourists to observe the ancient architecture and elegant frescoes.<\/p>

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Italy’s culture minister, Gennaro Sangiuliano, cuts the ribbon at the reopening of the House of the Vettii.\u00a0Stringer \/ Anadolu Agency via Getty Images<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>

\u201cThis is the house which tells the story of Roman society,\u201d Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Pompeii archaeological park<\/a>, tells the Guardian<\/em><\/a>\u2019s Angela Giuffrida. \u201cOn the one hand you have the artwork, paintings and statues, and on the other you have the social story [of the freed slaves]. The house is one of the relatively few in Pompeii for which we have the names of the owners.\u201d<\/p>

Those names are Aulus Vettius Restitutus and Aulus Vettius Conviva. After being freed from slavery, they became rich as wine traders.<\/p>

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After two decades of work, the newly restored House of the Vettii is now open to the public.\u00a0Marco Cantile \/ LightRocket via Getty Images<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>

In the past, historians thought the two men may have been brothers. But Zuchtriegel says they were more likely unrelated individuals enslaved by the same person, whose name was Aulus Vettius.<\/p>

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