Roman gladiators' house collapses

Monday 08 November 2010 01:00 GMT

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Archaeologists, commentators and opposition politicians accused Italy's government of neglect and mismanagement yesterday over the collapse of the 2,000-year-old "House of the Gladiators" in the ruins of ancient Pompeii. "Pompeii – the collapse of shame," said a headline in La Stampa newspaper.

The stone house, on one of the site's main streets, collapsed on Saturday while Pompeii was closed. The structure was believed to be where gladiators gathered and trained before going to battle in a nearby amphitheatre.

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