A 2,000-year-old painting depicting a naked servant carrying a jug of wine and a vase, has been discovered inside a tomb in Cumae, which is considered to be the first settlement of ancient Greeks in modern Italy, a Daily Mail online report notes.
The part of the painting with the servant is the only one that has survived in the tomb, which archaeologists believe was looted in the 19th century. They believe that the painting showed a banquet.
Historians believe that Cumae was founded in eighth century BC by Greeks, the first colony in today’s Italy. It is situated 15 miles west of Naples, in southern Italy.
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