‘Miniature Pompeii’ found beneath former cinema in Verona

Ancient Roman building with magnificent frescoed walls' appears to have been survived a fire

An ancient Roman building has been found during excavations at a former cinema in the northern Italian city of Verona in what has been described as a miniature Pompeii".

The discovery was made during excavations in the basement of Astra cinema, which is undergoing renovation after lying abandoned for more than 20 years.