"Titus Arch Found in Rome" Topic
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Editor in Chief Bill | 29 May 2015 11:29 a.m. PST |
The remains of a triumphal arch built in honour of the Emperor Titus have been unearthed from underneath Rome's Circus Maximus chariot-racing arena.The arch, which was built immediately after the emperor's death in 81AD, would have formed a magnificent entrance to the Circus Maximus, where charioteers competed against each other in races that were depicted in the 1959 Hollywood epic Ben Hur. Authorities in Rome now hope to reconstruct the imposing, 17-metre-wide, 15-metre-long marble arch, in a project that would cost at least €1.00 EUR million (£718,000)… link |
smacdowall | 29 May 2015 12:34 p.m. PST |
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Cyrus the Great | 29 May 2015 1:37 p.m. PST |
I wonder which Italian fashion house will sponsor it? |
platypus01au | 29 May 2015 11:20 p.m. PST |
We were in Rome a couple of weeks ago. My wife commented that "we saw them doing the road work!" A resident complained to us that you can't do any construction in the city without digging up historical artefacts, and sometimes Romans simply want an improved Metro service or better roads. Cheers, JohnG |
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