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this picture is really cool they found in rome a sacred cave that was belong to Emperor Augustus' this cave was there when the city itself was born it's amazing

http://www.pixilis.com/photos/10729/

Amazing, Dedo! How I would love to see pictures of this cave! I sent the article to a friend who has been to Rome. Thanks !

It would be lovely to think that they's put the stopper back in the hole, and

leave it as it is, instead of digging in, digging up everything, and rendering

the whole lot as a tourist attraction.... pictures would be great, though.

Pinky;554837 wrote: That's amazing! I got really quite interested in Augustus after watching that old series of 'I Claudius'.


Ah! "I, Clavdivs"! When I was younger, I was in Rome - there are many

interesting things there. Under the church "Santa Lucia in Selci", and the

associated monastery (or convent, depending) are wonderful things.

There are many ancient "buildings" nearby, some, indeed, being used

and abused as part of modern life - premises from 500 years ago, with

oil-smeared and hammer-drilled walls of modern industrial businesses.

This is not a through-road for traffic, or even "touristy", although it is at

in the heart of the place. I walked, I did not know where - not far - over

the brow of a hill, I viewed the Colosseo! For such opportunity again....

I ought to go to bed now. Ah, oh!

Pinky;554874 wrote: It's such a shame when buildings of such interest are abused in this way.

I've not been to Rome yet, but I will get there one day!

I always used to call it Clavdivs as well, hehe!


That's it.... Clavdivs - wonderful series, hugely entertaining, within the various

meanings of the word. If you go, then you really ought to research first - the

'net is an amazing thing. You can get into various "live" antiquities, such as the

church mentioned. With prior contact, you might even get an insider's tour, you

never know. You can also just "investigate". When I went, I had no real idea

where I was at all... walking, walking - unaware - from where I was staying,

along the Via delle Terme de Tito (I seem to think, after looking at

maps.google.com (search for "rome colosseo")) and seeing one of the most

famous buildings in the world, which is both smaller and bigger than you might

imagine, just loom over the crest of the hill, was an absolutely and utterly

fantastic experience! The sheer unexpectedness...

Yes, the Julio Claudian's never get boring do they? I loved I Claudius as a young lad, and when I bought the DVD boxed set for my sister I remembered why, great stuff. Other sources of that time include Suetonius' "Lives of the 12 Caesers" which is a contemporary account and where a lot of our ideas come from, and also there are some fantastic modern books about that particular period of republic-to-civil war-to empire "Rubicon" is a good one, and I just finished another one, but I have forgotten its title, but again its about Augustus, the empire, Tiberius, Claudius, Caligula, Nero, all of em. Its just a fascinating time in Roman history init?

This is a very interesting fine, this would be a hugely significant archeological find because of its centrality to the city as a founding idea, so hopefully they will be able to determine the truth. :-6

Wow, that's amazing... I've been to Rome - I remember driving past the palace remains, I recognised the photo immediately. I agree with what someone said above btw - the Colosseum is just spectacular, inside and out.

So much history within one city, I'd love to go back and visit again one day....