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in a recently discovered Tomb at a
burial site close to pompei's main
Eastern Gate archaeologist made a
startling
Discovery partially mummified remains we
never expect to find one embal
body so of course we were
shocked he is the best preserve
individual in
Pompei in ancient Roman funerary custom
cremation was the norm so finding Hair
Skin and Bones is unusual this is like
key
question why he decide to be pared and
not cremated like the rest people in
pompe and in the Roman emper an
inscription at the entrance of the Tomb
not only provides a wealth of intriguing
details about the life of the
deceased but also his name
Marcus venerus
suio as an enslaved person in public
service Marcus venerus like many others
in Roman society was owned by the whole
city rather than an
individual he was granted freedom and
became an augustales a high status
priest but what was the background of
this former enslaved individual who Rose
to power to find answers the the
archaeologists collect the remains and
send a specimen to a lab in Florence for
analysis here the scientists hope to
extract DNA from a premolar tooth to
learn more about Marcus Venus's
ancestral Origins the study reveals not
only Marcus Venus's genetic traits but
also his ethnicity the analysis places
Marcus Venus's origins in the caucuses a
region wedged between the Black Sea and
the C asan sea this was a place right on
the edge of the Roman Empire the results
could explain why he chose to be buried
and not cremated his thump is completely
different than the other thumps in
Pompei so probably he bring his custume
his culture to bompe as well while
Marcus Venus's story is the exception
rather than the rule it hints at the
complexity of pompeian
society in Pompei we see a number of
examples of freed people who are showing
off their wealth they're showing their
status that they have achieved that they
have really made
it the enslaved lived in Hope of
freedom and this might have helped the
wealthy maintain control