Vast 'City of the Dead' Found Underneath Rome

saltwn · #1 (**permalink**) 10-17-2008, 11:35 PM

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Workers renovating a rugby stadium have uncovered a vast complex of tombs beneath Rome that mimic the houses, blocks and streets of a real city, officials said Thursday as they unveiled a series of new finds here.Culture Ministry officials said that medieval pottery shards in the city of the dead, or necropolis, show the area may have been inhabited by the living during the Dark Ages after being used for centuries for burials during the Roman period.It is not yet clear who was buried in the ancient cemetery, but archaeologists at the still partially excavated site believe at least some of the dead were freed slaves of Greek origin.

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Article reveals other discoveries:

Archaeologists restoring the imperial residences on the Palatine Hill, in the heart of ancient Rome, believe they have discovered the underground passageway in which the despotic Emperor Caligula was murdered by his own guards.

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Archaeologists will keep working at the digs to make them accessible to visitors.

Neato keen, Oh cool; oh wow!

Spencer Collins · #2 (**permalink**) 10-18-2008, 03:02 AM

Caligula...was a most interesting character...

saltwn · #3 (**permalink**) 10-18-2008, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Spencer Collins

Caligula...was a most interesting character...

And I wonder...
Has anyone ever published a paper on his mental illness, or the likelihood that some quirk ran in his family? Nero comes to mind.

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