Ludovicus Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7104330.stm From the BBC: "Italian archaeologists say they have found the long-lost underground grotto where ancient Romans believed a female wolf suckled the city's twin founders. The cave believed to be the Lupercal was found near the ruins of Emperor Augustus' palace on the Palatine hill. The 8m (26ft) high cave decorated with shells, mosaics and marble was found during restoration work on the palace. " Link above shows two photos of the highly decorated interior of the Lupercal cave. Seems that no one has entered the cave so far due to fears of its collapse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Great news but unfortunately they're not THAT new.. Anyway there is some new information and a few pictures so all in all it's really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 The mosaic roof is really cool IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustus Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Great news but unfortunately they're not THAT new.. Anyway there is some new information and a few pictures so all in all it's really nice! It Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerva Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Cool! Yeah, saw this on the news today. Your comment pretty much sums it up for me as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian the Faithful Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 An eagle in the center! Wow, this is amazing news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segestan Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7104330.stm From the BBC: "Italian archaeologists say they have found the long-lost underground grotto where ancient Romans believed a female wolf suckled the city's twin founders. The cave believed to be the Lupercal was found near the ruins of Emperor Augustus' palace on the Palatine hill. The 8m (26ft) high cave decorated with shells, mosaics and marble was found during restoration work on the palace. " Link above shows two photos of the highly decorated interior of the Lupercal cave. Seems that no one has entered the cave so far due to fears of its collapse. It's domed! Pantheon was 118 AD. Either the dates for Domed construction is wrong or this temple was constructed after 118. Great Discovery.. Priceless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatius Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Cool! Yes! that is cool, from the article "it is incredible to think that we have finally found a mythical site which, by our doing so, has become a real place." . Just as an aside I have always felt there is a LOT more historical reality in these early Roman 'myths' than most give them credit for, including my namesake Seems over the years a lot of people have discarded or added things to the ancient sources purely for political, religious or personal agenda reasons. I'm probably wrong of course, but I like to think that anyway. Hoping for some Trojan artifacts to be found in Rome sometime soon lol, hey! it could happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian the Faithful Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Does anyone know if this was just announced at a news conference, or is there a journal that their work has been published? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 It's domed! Pantheon was 118 AD. Either the dates for Domed construction is wrong or this temple was constructed after 118. Well I've not checked this but I somehow get the feeling that the Pantheon wasn't really the first doom they built, just the largest. Also consider that it's much easier to build a dome inside an existing structure (Aka a cave roof in this example). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 It's domed! Pantheon was 118 AD. Either the dates for Domed construction is wrong or this temple was constructed after 118. Well I've not checked this but I somehow get the feeling that the Pantheon wasn't really the first doom they built, just the largest. Also consider that it's much easier to build a dome inside an existing structure (Aka a cave roof in this example). AFAIK The Pantheon is generally claimed to be the largest 'free standing' domed structure built in the ancient world - not the first . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 AFAIK The Pantheon is generally claimed to be the largest 'free standing' domed structure built in the ancient world - not the first . Exactly my point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 AFAIK The Pantheon is generally claimed to be the largest 'free standing' domed structure built in the ancient world - not the first . Exactly my point Glad we agree:) BTW the BBC also has a video report of the find - i believe that this link should take you to it but canoot check at present: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/p.../newsid_7105000? If it doesn't work then there are currently (21/11/07 9.18 GMT) both video and audio news item links under the 'video and audio news' header half way down the front page http://news.bbc.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segestan Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 It's domed! Pantheon was 118 AD. Either the dates for Domed construction is wrong or this temple was constructed after 118. Well I've not checked this but I somehow get the feeling that the Pantheon wasn't really the first doom they built, just the largest. Also consider that it's much easier to build a dome inside an existing structure (Aka a cave roof in this example). AFAIK The Pantheon is generally claimed to be the largest 'free standing' domed structure built in the ancient world - not the first . So what! Give or take a hundred or so years. It sure pins a date on the construction of the shrine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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