The room, in an excellent state of preservation, contains three wooden beds and a series of other objects including amphorae, ceramic pitchers and a chamber pot.
Archeologists working on the excavation.
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"This new important discovery enriches our understanding of the everyday life of the ancient Pompeians, especially that class in society about which little is still known," Italy's Culture Minister, Dario Franceschini, said.
Under Roman law slaves were considered property and had no legal personhood.
On top of the beds, archaeologists discovered a wooden chest containing metal and fabric objects that could have been part of the horses' harnesses, while on one bed a carriage shaft was found.
Two of the beds were 1.7 meters (5.6 feet) long while the third was just 1.4 meters (4.6 feet), indicating the room might have been used by a small slave family, the culture ministry said.
The 172-square-foot room, with a small window high up, also served as a storage space, with eight amphorae found tucked into the corners.
Pompeii, 14 miles southeast of Naples, was home to about 13,000 people when it was buried under ash, pumice pebbles and dust as it endured the force of an eruption in the year 79 AD equivalent to many atomic bombs.
The site, not discovered until the 16th century, has seen a burst of recent archaeological activity aimed at halting years of decay and neglect.
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