Archaeologists have unearthed a unique Roman ceremonial chariot with four wheels from a villa just outside Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD.
- It is likely that the chariot was used as a transport vehicle by Roman elites during various ceremonies. This chariot is “entirely unique in Italy” –– because of its state of preservation, and because it is not a chariot used for agricultural products or the activities of daily life.
- Pompeii, 14 miles south-east of Naples, was home to about 13,000 people when it was buried under ash, pumice pebbles and dust as it endured the force of an eruption equivalent to many atomic bombs.
(Source: The Guardian)
