A gravestone inscription discovered in Pompeii shows how a former slave climbed his way up the social hierarchy, dying as a priest and custodian of a temple.

ALAPONT: The wife of Nero was from Pompeii, and we know that Nero visit Pompeii, as well, and when Nero visit the Temple of Venus, the guardian was Marcus Venerius.

They were found in 2021 at the necropolis of Porta Sarno, in a tomb bearing a commemorative inscription dedicated to Marcus Venerius Secundio, a public slave and custodian of the Temple of Venus.

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Two very rare, almost-life-sized statues have been discovered during the excavation of a massive tomb in Pompeii.

They were found in 2021 at the necropolis of Porta Sarno, in a tomb bearing a commemorative inscription dedicated to Marcus Venerius Secundio, a public slave and custodian of the Temple of Venus.