Glad you enjoyed it! We were happy to show the duration of the video over the months (and years). Pays to be in Rome full time. And that is exactly what we offer- and frankly - no one else comes close! Because we live Ancient Rome daily ! Look forward to more unique content!

As an American you just think everybody knows what's going on over there but I guess just like everywhere else you the one with everyday life not even understanding or thinking about the amazing stuff right beside you. Here in Pittsburgh they can't even build a road to last more than 2 years America sucks!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Out of curiosity, what stops you.? We are visiting in December (after 7 years long absence for me) with my Mother whose mobility is not great. It will be a slower trip seeing fewer things than my previous 5 visits but that can be rewarding in itself. Budget for our 2 1/2 weeks in Europe (Germany for Christmas and Paris for Mew Years Eve) is $3700 for each person to go, lodge, eat, sightsee, move around by train and buy souvenirs and it’s not avoiding nice lodging or eating well. With planning it’s entirely doable. I hope you are able to visit. The things that stayed the same and the things that changed (my first trip was 30 years later than yours) would be fascinating!

We should drop a Hadrian's' Villa video before too long. Darius was there for Nat Geo Lost treasures of Rome - the documentary is on Disney.

@@JodyOwen-we6oo You are fortunate to be able to take this trip. My husband is an invalid, and my health is precarious on most days. We just can't afford to take a trip overseas. We count ourselves blessed to have been able to go in 1974. Bon voyage for a wonderful trip!!!!!

@@AncientRomeLive Wonderful! I look forward to that. Hadrian's Villa was just amazing.

​@@JodyOwen-we6oo you think a couple has $7,400 lying around for a "trip"? Eat grass.

Wow, thank you! Honestly, as slow as archaeology can be in the field, this kind of round up shows that a LOT of digging is going on all the time in Rome! We're happy to share some hightlights and give you something to look forward to.

Ahhhhh good one 😂

We agree! There's always something new to see in Rome!

Thank you! Yes one lifetime is not enough!

Hope you enjoy it!

Thank you! We'll be sure to share a lot more regarding excavations. Over at @dariusarya he's about to drop a new site visit of a recent excavation as well.

We thank you!

Grazie!

I agree, but Rome's Pantheon hasn't been rebuilt, it's been maintained as a church and never fallen into disrepair. (Unless you meant the Parthenon in Athens?)

Il Pantheon non è stato ricostruito. Non è mai stato distrutto dalla follia cristiana come il resto della città. L'hanno risparmiato per farci una chiesa infatti.

Isn’t there a rule that you only can rebuild something if there a certain percentage of the original building left….and the new structure then have to be recognizable. They did do this with the Theater in Cartagena(Carthago nova)

@@nascarbryant I’m unsure mate but sounds about right. Some of the most amazing recreations tho has to be Saddam’s Babylon surely? Didn’t he do Nineveh too?

I completely disagree. The importance of studying human history is a mostly modern phenomenon supported mostly by those in academia and to satisfy intellectual curiosities. It begs the question why much earlier generations lacked this focus and the answer is quite simple. History and it's study is a luxury of intellectual entertainment only that may be supported when excess wealth is created as has happened in modern history. I can personally affirm there is nothing I have learned from ancient or moden history that is particularly enlightening or beneficial for future human existence. Where or who should the financing come from to support such endeavors that will deliver value only to curiosity seekers and tourist market, i.e. entertainment . Would you finance this out of your personal fortune? I doubt it. We would be far better off transferring wasteful spending from unearthing or rebuilding the past to spending on engineering and science for the future. First and foremost that is cheap, abundant energy that drives the abundance of modern society is reaching a critical inflection point. Anyone who believes solar and wind are a path to future is delusional. Modern society has completely lost focus on what is truly important for future generations as a result of cult-like elites in academia. History is definitely not that critical component for our future. As the sayings goes "It is what it is" and the ways of past did not survive because they were simpl not that good to begin with unless you falsely romanticize it.

Fasten your seatbelts. More excavations are on the way- including- as noted- the rest of the Via Alessandrina (in front of the Forum of Augustus).

Well said!

I said the same thing when we visited a few months ago. I was told that Rome flooded several times and the silt from the river buried along quickly, preserving tons of archeology. They would just level an area and build on top of the silt. Amazing!

Our pleasure!

Thank you!

I was there 3 weeks ago (May 2023). Sad that I couldn't get close, but I'll be back whenever it is open to the public.

Again- as per the video- Darius will share an exclusive video on his channel (including on the roof). The site was briefly opened - but now the rest of the exterior is being explored and excavated- so a little more patience! The Bulgari hotel is opening this summer- so you can expect a final project to be pristine, legible, accessible, and impressively lit.

You are so welcome!

Glad you enjoyed itMore to come- also see @dariusarya new content in coming days.

No there are some problems when it happens . They have to rethink a lot of roads

@@hope7237 It's so obcvious they had to change someting, So the correct answer is still YES.... instead of your NO!!!!

@@riccardomulazzani7436 first chill out, i didn't write the No like that. Second i'm from Roma so I know how things are here . Like you wrote, of course they *have to* make the city habitable but when there is a new discovery sometimes it's a problem because it's near a shop or an inportant road or near houses . So it's always a compromise . This doesn't happen only in Roma but it happens in the majority of Italy's cities. I wanna add that in the past it was proposed by citiezens to sometimes ignore this discoveries if it meant to go through such trouble

@@hope7237 Buonasera, "Firts chill out" potevi farne a meno, stiamo scrivendo tranquillamente le nostre considerazioni non urlando... quindi non c'è nessuno da calmare... Hai scritto che di volta in volta in base ai nuovi ritrovamenti bisogna apportare continuamente modifiche alla circolazione e alle abitudini di vita quotidiana per convivere con i disagi che ne seguono... Quindi si evince che la sua considerazione è corretta, ma la tua frase inizia con un No... Solo per questo motivo ho commentato... Perchè ovviamente non si possono umanamente avere una quantità di scoperte, ritrovamenti e cantieri aperti su così vasta scala (credo al mondo nessuna città sia più "scavata" di Roma) senza avere complicazioni alla propria vita quotidiana... e che vi sia uno sforzo Gigantesco da parte di tutte le parti coinvolte Comune di Roma, Sovraintendenza alle Belle Arti ecc. (ovviamente in primis dei cittadini che sopportano questi disagi convivendoci ogni santo giorno ) per far si che Roma resti una città abitabile e vivibile... Purtroppo è il prezzo che c'è da pagare per essere una delle città più antiche al mondo e sicuramente la più bella... Resisti 🦾 ... per tutti noi... Saluti da Riccione...

thank you for watching! We will keep on rolling out new content!

Thank you!

You are so welcome!

Glad you enjoyed it

More to come! Also @dariusarya re-launching soon!

Again, as stated, the whole road is slated to be ripped out. Can't say we're totally thrilled- as it means only way in the future to admire all of this will be by going into the archaeological sites. There's something to be said about just viewing it from outside as well.

Rome is basically a lasagna, as the locals say. XD

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Thank you! Watch the Via Appia series!

Thanks! Will do!

Thank you!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks for sharing! (We're local!)

@@AncientRomeLive ok, i thought you were Americans living in Rome, not Italians. The narrator's voice doesn't have the slightest accent. Bravi!

So nice of you!

Yes! (Though it's quite crowded these days!)

You'll just have to rewatch! We keep these videos short- and we're always hitting over 10 minutes per video!

@@AncientRomeLive Thanks. Have you/could you do a vid on that accursed Via Fori Imperiali--how it was, what was removed/burred, and what is the story today? I hear the mayor of Rome wanted to remove that road some years ago, but it is still there!

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you! Will do!

Glad you think so!

Thank you!

You will have a great visit! Be aware of the lesser known (and less crowded sites)- see our Museo Nazionale Romano series for some ideas. They offer a multi-ticket for all 4 locations good for 3 days.

thank you!

@@AncientRomeLive thank you too for your kind replay ❤😊

Thank you

Grazie!

Thank you too!

Thanks! Do see the re-launch of @dariusarya for related but different content- launching in a few days.

They are all mostly published- though in Italian...Bollentino Communale a good place to start.

Glad you enjoyed it

Glad you enjoyed it

All part of the process.. Archaeology is inherently about destruction, in the end.

Absolutely. We owe you all a vide on the so-called Markets of Trajan.

Wow, thank you. Depends on which project you are referring to. @parcocolosseo, for example, published an excavation diary on its website. The information is there!

Thank you for the expedient response. Any and all projects, I’d love to hear more about what’s been discovered and the state of the it most of all.

I thought it was much earlier than the third century. I went there as a little girl when it was first opened. I thought it was late first century. I went to the Baths of. Caracalla too.

We should dedicate a stand-alone video on Caracalla baths- they are the size of the average Roman town

Oh, I thought he was saying bazakerakala, which sounds Central Asian or something.

@@ronm3245 The Fishbourne Palace is from the late first century AD, about 150 years before the Baths of Caracalla, so whatever words he mangles, he’s wrong. I’ve been to both.

@@Joanna-il2ur Le Terme di Caracalla furono edificate fra il 212 e il 216 D.C. - tratto da Wikipedia :"Le terme di Caracalla o antoniniane (in latino: Thermae Antoninianae, dal nome completo dell'imperatore Caracalla, appartenente alla dinastia dei Severi) costituiscono uno dei più grandiosi esempi di terme imperiali a Roma, ancora conservate per gran parte della loro struttura e libere da edifici moderni. Furono fatte costruire dall'imperatore sul Piccolo Aventino tra il 212 e il 216 d.C. (come dimostrano i bolli laterizi[1]) in un'area adiacente al tratto iniziale della via Appia, circa 400 m al di fuori dell'antica porta Capena e poco a sud del venerato bosco delle Camene. Queste terme pubbliche furono le più imponenti mai edificate nell'Impero romano fino all'inaugurazione delle terme di Diocleziano (306). Servivano principalmente i residenti della I, II e XII regione augustea (tutta l'area compresa tra il Celio, l'Aventino e il Circo Massimo). " "Le terme romane di Bath furono costruite ai tempi dell'imperatore Vespasiano, nel 75 d.C., nella città allora chiamata Aquae Sulis. Pare infatti che in questa zona, fin dal 10000 a.C., dal sottosuolo fuoriuscisse acqua, ancor oggi visibile. Erano conosciute in tutto l'Impero romano e frequentate da gente di ogni classe sociale. Il complesso comprendeva anche un tempio dedicato a Sulis, antica dea celtica dell'acqua, e alla dea romana Minerva.

Absolutely!

Then you saw that the Colosseum dig was wrapping up!

Seeing Rome for 2 days would be wonderful and terrible. Wonderful because it’s Rome. Terrible because it’s such a short time to enjoy the city. I never leave Rome without being sad about it and always put a week in Rome at the beginning of a European visit. I still have wherever we’re going next ahead that way!

Absolutely. We'll keep you updated on any new developments!

@@JodyOwen-we6oo We've been to Rome specifically many times, but every time we visit Italy we make sure to stay a few days at the very least. The Eternal city never disappoints.

The great new thing is to enter the Roman Forum THROUGH the new entrance at the Column of Trajan. You make your way from the Forum of Trajan to the Forum of Caesar, then into the Forum Romanum. A great way to go!

@@AncientRomeLive Thank you for the prompt reply. That sounds like a great way to go.

It was a classic.

Nice!

Still there- and not part of the restoration project.

Nobody will ever move it, the cat ladies will put up a fierce fight 😉

Every site mentioned - from the Colosseum to the Via Alessandrina section in front of the Markets of Trajan and the newly opened Museo Ninfeo- is easily located with a quick google/ google maps search.

So much lost. So much being discovered these days.

@@AncientRomeLive The recent discovery of the imperial regalia of Maxentius is incredible. To remain in situ so long is a testament to how well hidden the cache was. I am hoping for a documentary (even a short one) covering the subject with updates. For instance, are there renders of the artifacts? The way they are displayed leaves a lot out, with ambiguous representations of damaged elements. With your production quality, it could be a popular video covering a pivotal moment in Roman history and a quality addition to your archive.

Good point! Relaunching @dariusarya in a couple of days- and new trailer! Will be a good pairing with the material on ARL - but also VERY different.

Some of the work is purposeful by later occupants that dumped debris to raise the ground level above the collapse structures.. Some of it is from the Tiber flooding. Of course collapsed buildings eventually are covered in soil, trees, etc...

Everything was filmed in 2023, with the exception of the portions of the Via Alessandrina dig- which started in 2018.

@Ancient Rome Live thank you! I was in rome 3 weeks ago, so I was curious when this was.

@@AncientRomeLive do you have a recommendation for a tour guide who is extremely knowledgeable about this area? Thanks much.

Thanks!