Trabalhadores amid the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy
ROME (Reuters) - "House of the Gladiators," a construction of 2000 years old ruins of ancient Pompeii, collapsed on Saturday, said Italian authorities .
They said the stone house, situated on the main street of the world famous archaeological site mean that hundreds of square meters, collapsed shortly after dawn, while the site was still closed. Guards discovered the collapse when they opened the site for visitation.
It was believed that the house was the meeting place and training of the gladiators before they went to fight in an amphitheater in the city that was destroyed by an eruption of Vesuvius in 79.
officially known by its Latin name in "Pompeian Schola Armaturarum Juventus," the structure was not open to visitors, but could be seen from the outside, while tourists walked through the main streets of the old city.
Its walls were decorated with frescoes of military topics.
The authorities speculated that the collapse may have been caused by heavy rains that hit the region.
Historians and residents have complained for many years, the archaeological sites of Pompeii, who are among the world's most important, are in decay and in need of better maintenance.
Opposition politicians quickly criticized the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, especially the culture minister, Sandro Bondi, for letting the site went into decline in recent years.
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