(ANSA) - Rome, October 11 - Culture Minister Dario Franceschini expressed delight on Friday after archaeologists uncovered a spectacular fresco of two gladiators in combat at Pompeii. "Two gladiators at the end of a fight," Franceschini said.

"It is an unprecedented discovery by Pompeii archaeologists who, for the first time since 79 AD, are excavating an area of Pompeii never investigated before.

"It is a wonder that the whole world will admire".

