The Associated Press news agency reports that on the territory of the ancient city of Pompeii, built by the Romans, a building collapsed, the age of which experts estimate at two thousand years. According to the report, the collapse occurred in a house where gladiator training took place in ancient times. The building was located on the main street of Pompeii — not far from the amphitheater.
As a result of the collapse, no one was hurt, since the area of Pompeii, where the «house of gladiators» was located, is closed to tourists, and is accessible for visits only to archaeologists..
The walls of the «gladiatorial» building were decorated with all kinds of frescoes, the overwhelming majority of which died in the collapse. The Italian Minister of Culture said that there is a possibility that some of the images have been preserved. Mostly these are the frescoes that were located in the lower parts of the walls of the building..
Scientists believe that the Romans built the «house of gladiators» shortly before Pompeii was buried under ash and lava in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the seventy-ninth year of our era..
So far, there is no information about what could have caused the collapse of the building, which was partially destroyed in the years of World War II. However, some Italian media outlets that served as a source for the Associated Press speculate that heavy rains may have triggered the collapse..
