They reveal the sad end of the skeleton found on the shores of the volcano Vesuvius

A skeleton from Roman times has been found near the Mount Vesuvius after being thousands of years underground, after the 79 AD eruption According to archaeologists, the bones belong to a soldier of higher rank that would have been like rescue team of the military army led by the Romans Pliny the Elder (23-79), died during the disaster.

The experts’ conclusions are based on an investigation and analysis of the location and circumstances in which the skeleton was discovered. The disaster of Mount Vesubio reached the towns of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabia, which were buried by several layers of lava and ash, and that they were not excavated until the 18th century.

The skeleton of the soldier who was allegedly sent to evacuate the inhabitants of these towns He was found on a beach in Herculaneum. “Archaeologists have discovered the skeleton of the soldier placed face down on the beach Herculaneum in 1982“Said Francesco Sirano, archaeologist at the Archaeological Park of Ercolano in Italy, who is leading a research team at Herculaneum.

However, it was only until now that the technology could be used to determine the chemical composition of objects and it was concluded that part of armor of the soldier was decorated with precious metals What silver and gold.

“This discovery suggests he had a high rank, which is unusual because historical records do not indicate that Herculaneum had great military strength, Sirano added to Live Science in an email.

As the experts explained, at the time of the disaster, the soldier took with him a bag of carpentry tools, which he would have used on a Roman ship and is believed to have a higher rank within the army. “The man was also found with 12 deniers, O silver coins, and two gold coins, one amount that would have been equivalent to one month’s salary for a member of Praetorian Guard, a special unit whose tasks included the protection of Rome and the emperor, ”added the archaeologist.

Experts also concluded that the officer believed to have been part of the guard was in a position contrary to that of the people that he was about to flee the city. He, on the other hand, was heading towards the city. In addition, it was found near the wreckage of a ship it would have been used by the Roman army to move.

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