Roman-era tombs with lavish paintings unveiled in southern Israel
Roman-era tombs with lavish paintings were unveiled in southern Israel.Source: Reuters
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00:00We are standing in an abandoned tomb from the Roman period of an aristocratic family
00:13that lived in the Roman city about 1,800 years ago.
00:19What sets the tomb apart is its visual beauty, what stands behind the scenes and this beauty
00:25is the idea that the dead come to the next world, to the Garden of Eden, which is all good.
00:33And so, some of the scenes here also carry the air of silence and peace and idyll.
00:41It's very unique. In Israel, we have only six graves, painted graves, and only these two open to the public.
00:52Yeah, it's very unique. And it's unique not only to the area of Israel, but it's unique around the world.
01:00We don't have so many painted tombs from the Roman period.