Newly discovered Bronze statues of San Casciano

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The excavation of a sacred spring in Tuscany has yielded rich finds that are making international headlines. The bronze statuary, votive offerings, coin hoards, and plant offerings constitute one of the most important archaeological discoveries in Italy in the past 50 years! On the occasion of the free exhibit the Quirinal Palace in Rome, we will examine the finds and the context of the springs as we travel to San Casciano!
The excavation is directed by L' Universita' per Stranieri di Siena, Fondazione Friends of Florence, and Comune e Soprintendenza di Siena.
0:00 Introduction
0:33 The Quirinal palace exhibit
1:23 The context: thermal springs and religious sanctuaries of the Etruscans
3:29 Lightning strike leads to burial of statuary
3:55 The Bronze statuary: main figures with inscriptions
7:12 Smaller votive offerings: bronze figurines, plant offerings, coins
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@timmilk7875 7 ай бұрын

That's one of the most striking statues of Apollo that I've ever seen. Amazing discovery, thank you for the overview.

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@noelalexisshaw-nas-noz5142 6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@guidofoc7057 7 ай бұрын

Wow, the beauty of the location and the sheer amount of statues found! There is something magical about the Etruscan civilization.

@petrikokko1441 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful. Imagine this wealth of finds in a minor site and what would have abounded in a major site.

@Redhand1949 6 ай бұрын

Please comment briefly on your ability to read Etruscian! Fifty years ago, I remember reading that the Etruscian language was indecipherable, which made this People all the more "mysterious." It appears I "haven't been keeping up with current events!" Thanks as always for helping my to recaall my years in Italy, and to learn miore about this wonderful country!

@johnnzboy 6 ай бұрын

My thought exactly - I believe that we know how the letters/words are pronounced due to the relationship to the Greek and Latin alphabets but not what these words mean.

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

These are translations from the excavators and experts of Etruscan. We've come a long way from the basic info in textbooks. We know a lot more - many inscriptions have been discovered in recent years. These are mostly patronymics: X son of Y vowed this... pretty formulaic..

@ascaniosobrero 6 ай бұрын

We currently have a good understanding of Etruscan language, not only in meaning but also in pronunciation. I remember my Greek class teacher in high school being part of this effort, many years ago. We also have some "leftover" in pronouncing in the Tuscan dialect (which mostly is the chosen Italian language)

@mdsf01 4 ай бұрын

Such beauty and depth behind their culture. Amazing

@denizalgazi 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you! 👍

@ThePerfectRed 6 ай бұрын

This is just mind-blowing. Everybody who contributed such an oblation was a person just like us. They had a severe medical problem and hoped for salvation, or had even experienced a healing and wanted to thank their gods.

@muscledavis5434 6 ай бұрын

I've read a newspaper article when the latest discoveries were completely new. So nice to see them restored and now in the exhibition! My Bachelor thesis is killing me, but this gave me a good little break😂

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Glad we could help!

@skwalka6372 6 ай бұрын

Those boots in the statue would be fashionable today. Incredible.

@zargonfuture4046 6 ай бұрын

Marvelous finds. Good we hold true to protecting our past still.

@Breakfast_of_Champions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Another place I would have never learned about.

@museonfilm8919 7 ай бұрын

That's the best archaeological thing I've seen all year!

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

It is amazing!

@vito9674 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely Amazing to see the culture that existed in Italy that many years ago ! Makes me proud beyond words !ThNk You !

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@brittanymesserlie34 7 ай бұрын

I love that staircase!

@JerseyFerdinand 5 ай бұрын

The bronzes are some of the most detailed I’ve ever seen. Beautiful work and thank you for your lesson.

@JW-sy2yt 7 ай бұрын

Amazing. It looks like a beautiful part of Italy.

@marthaarya167 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful!

@TheZestyTea 7 ай бұрын

Great video! A thanks to you and your team!

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@atlantic_love 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this, one of your best videos IMO.

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@lesliea7394 7 ай бұрын

OMG, what a fabulous treasure trove!

@gaslitworldf.melissab2897 7 ай бұрын

Yes fabulous. I can imagine people standing in line though to get a dip. I think I'd pass on that - too squeamish about germs in water.

@mariecolette9066 5 ай бұрын

I’m so impressed by the coins I’ve never seen coins dating back to Emperors in such mint condition. I must admit I am slightly jealous of those able to bath in those natural pools it looks so peaceful, sumptuous a true sanctum sanctorum. I believe growing up in a country like Italy has so many benefits especially to ones health ❤ lucky them

@wizzardofpaws2420 6 ай бұрын

This is wonderful!

@ammiller3911 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

@Lenny2Lux 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the upload. I appreciate your making it possible for us to also see these wonderful objects, and partake in your enthusiasm for them.

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@llywrch7116 6 ай бұрын

These inscriptions in Etruscan are much longer & more numerous than usual, & will help provide more material for our understanding of that dead isolate language.

@insAneTunA 6 ай бұрын

Very special. Thank you for sharing.

@fredyair1 6 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@johannesnicolaas 6 ай бұрын

I am a Dutch historian and I am trilled by the quality of your images! Greetings from Holland!

@mossfoobar8322 6 ай бұрын

❤

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@davidolien2828 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful thank you for sharing

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@MilledSteel 6 ай бұрын

Amazing historic discoveries 👌

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@vetricara1149 7 ай бұрын

Excellent Darius

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@DavidHarperAntiquesTV 6 ай бұрын

Fascinated

@binkeifnjakovich1891 6 ай бұрын

great show thanks alot :)

@celsotrio 7 ай бұрын

amazing! tks.

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@johnconnery1939 6 ай бұрын

Great discovery. We are living in the golden age of archaeology discovery.

@davincisghost9228 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. They are beautiful.

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@BenjaminIMeszaros 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for documenting for those of us too far away to come see these treasures while they’re on display!

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Our pleasure

@nelsonx5326 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic.

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

@Materialworld4 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, I truly appreciate your marvelous exploration of a site where the Etruscan Discipline enveloped the entire surroundings. I have studied the Etruscan Discipline for almost ten years, so for me this was a visual and emotional feast. After I finish writing I will be working in Photoshop to fully restore the exquisite example of an Etruscan Fulgur Conditum you displayed for us today. It reminds me that Jupiter and Summanus were two of the nine Etruscan Gods of Thunder that the Romans adopted. Summanus's temple anniversary is June 20th, and about a year ago I created a visual feast of lightning striking his mountain sanctuary in Italy at night. It was a pleasure and honor to listen to you as you showed us all the incredible bronze statues and figurines that I have yearned to see close up for years. Having watched a small sample of your wonderful work, I want to tell you how greatly I appreciate your fine work, simply amazing. Please know that your work is treasured.

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

thank you!

@georget5874 6 ай бұрын

fascinating

@pa5287 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@jontalbot1 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic but a little more analysis would have helped. For example many viewers will not know that the bronze body parts represent votive offerings in the hope an ailment afflicting a part if the body will be cured

@albers1 6 ай бұрын

Wow I love your channel. I live in Madrid, I studied Erasmus in Rome and videos like these make me want to grab a plane and take a look around Roma. Thaaaaaanks!!

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot- crowded here- but a lot more to see (museum-wise)

@pcelsus 6 ай бұрын

It all looks very fresh, as if the Romans were still alive) Thank you!

@petrapetrakoliou8979 6 ай бұрын

Fascinating, but even more puzzling how you can read Etruscan inscriptions, isn't it supposed to be an undeciphered language?

@Justanotherworker 6 ай бұрын

This is sensational.

@edwardhamm5535 5 ай бұрын

So Etruscan, so ancient, oh humanity.

@LordZoth6292 6 ай бұрын

Apollo got that CAKE!

@loganstroganoff1284 6 ай бұрын

Ugh i wish i could make it there! Hopefully theyll go on permanent display at some point. Reminds me of the things recovered from the spring at bath england.

@RP-mm9ie 7 ай бұрын

Best presnter on yt

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

THANK YOU- have a look at KZfaq.com/dariusarya

@KainedbutAble123 7 ай бұрын

Looks like the exhibition is sold-out all the way through December :(

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Yes limited spaces for groups of 10 at a time... Surely it will be further extended or the pieces will be shown elsewhere...

@ascaniosobrero 6 ай бұрын

Just to note that the Fondazione Friends of Florence, a US based non profit organization, is of paramount relevance in supporting arts and culture not only in Florence, as in this case. But especially in Florence is really making things happen with supporting the Uffizi.

@Livvvid 6 ай бұрын

Considering the etrsucans were centuries before the romans, its jaw dropping how increadible their written language/art was. I'm not sure why but I always looked at them as more primative for some reason. The romans conquered them so completely that I believe all the things they adopted from the etruscans were attributed to the romans but discoveries like this are clear evidence that the etruscans had an amazing culture/civilization before the romans.

@lucianolandi7307 6 ай бұрын

Point is that in this location, they found both etruscan and latin inscriptions, from the same period. This means the 2 cultures were alive both at the same time. There is no sharp cut between the romans and the etruscans, the ones just absorbed the others and they were alive at the same time.

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

Yes, they coexisted from the beginning. Some of Rome's kings were Etruscan, as well. In the end, though, the expansion of Rome's territory led them into direct conflict. Rome's conquest didn't mean the immediate demise of the Etruscan culture, but if you take a look at the entire peninsula, Rome's dominance led to the extinction of most of the other native Italic languages.

@jolantagenowefaukaszek6582 4 ай бұрын

W rzeźbach jest pokazany styl hellenistyczny. To pasuje do mitologii po Eneaszu.

@ACMDevils 7 ай бұрын

Check the Caesar of Terracina ❤

@henkstersmacro-world 7 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@tomellis4750 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic. What is the mummy like statue?

@markhepworth 6 ай бұрын

@@optimusprinceps3526Definitely not fat and orange enough to be the trump clown 😂

@rogeramezquita5685 6 ай бұрын

Fascinating , isn’t Etruscan writing undeciphered ?

@jolantagenowefaukaszek6582 4 ай бұрын

Jest z grupy słowiańskich wg.YT.

@fishmarkholmes1834 6 ай бұрын

Roman walls painting style part 2 please 🙏🏻🥺👍

@alicespigelman7186 6 ай бұрын

Where will these treasures going to be kept after the exhibition ends? Can they be seen afterwards?

@MarMar-nq9ii 6 ай бұрын

When it comes to ancient Rome, all I can think about is what were the reasons for their rapid degradation? In just 200 years, they have slipped from absolute heights into absolute nothingness. There must be some patterns. Could this happen to us too in the near future?

@ZeldaZonk-zt8fr 6 ай бұрын

It is happening now, my friend.

@NickVenture1 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the upload. Also nice that genitals of artworks have not been censored here

@kaywalker4433 6 ай бұрын

the liberty woman ... with 7 stars upon her head.

@brucerussell6849 7 ай бұрын

Where will they go after the exhibition closes?

@gaslitworldf.melissab2897 7 ай бұрын

Typically, the museums of Europe have basement archives where pieces are safely kept at even temperatures. Alternatively, there may be a queue of museums waiting to get them for exhibition. Imagine the Louvre or the British Museum in competition to get it next.

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

The plan is to create a local museum at San Casciano dei Bagni. It will take some time. The excavation is still in full swing. It is a process to select the land, fund the project- but surely it will happen!

@stevenquestionseverything4445 6 ай бұрын

Sorry I thought we couldn’t read Etruscan?

@BlueBaron3339 6 ай бұрын

Like is a weak word for this, but I clicked it. The word, subscribe, however seemed both appropriate and desirable. So I did that too 😊

@MrMomo182 6 ай бұрын

Nymphs will be mad they took their stuff.

@random22026 7 ай бұрын

1:13 1:18 1:48 Medici portico built ON TOP of an Etruscan sanctuary? Nah 2:03 See Torlonia 2:04 'First bronze deposit...found in 2004...very noteworthy...' 2:22 Exceptional discoveries from 2020 to 2022 3:32 'Fulgur Conditum' 7:29 8:39

@delongbear 6 ай бұрын

Millions of years earlier

@domenicozagari2443 6 ай бұрын

The body parts are gift to the gods for they help.

@jolantagenowefaukaszek6582 4 ай бұрын

Ten relikt kontynuowany jest w Lourdes do dziś.

@domenicozagari2443 4 ай бұрын

@@jolantagenowefaukaszek6582 Nie, to nowa ewakuacja.

@jolantagenowefaukaszek6582 4 ай бұрын

Wota

@delphinazizumbo8674 6 ай бұрын

is this video mirrored? that "etruscan" looks backwards

@llywrch7116 6 ай бұрын

Etruscan was often written right-to-left, as were the earliest Roman inscriptions. I believe it was Greek influence that led to Latin -- & related languages -- to be written left-to-right.

@lollolowski8956 6 ай бұрын

Same like votive things left in catholic churches after being healed. For example walking stics metal body parts.

@218philip 6 ай бұрын

The inscriptions on the legs looks like vandalism.

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

It was intentional

@NameTaken_86 6 ай бұрын

Correction: Sister Earth. Not Mother Earth.

@Opal_Spectrum 6 ай бұрын

the nacked statue has very odd style - and it looks like cast of the real dead body but is too small ?

@laidman2007 6 ай бұрын

The body parts may be symbolic of body parts cured or in need of a cure.

@amilcarchavez6386 6 ай бұрын

In spanish: Casciano = Porpóculo

@ArtbyKatina 6 ай бұрын

And no peeing in the pool

@kaiokendo 7 ай бұрын

4:35 looks like he wears real clothes Theres a way for proving so??

@kaiokendo 6 ай бұрын

@@optimusprinceps3526 if the cow is burnt in a gods name,why a perishable material can't be desintegrated for travel to the Olympus,we need certainty if they offer perishable material to gods

@bluesman1947 6 ай бұрын

All the enthusiasm for the findings fell short after the experts judged the quality of the staues as mediocre local handicraft. Infact, after a week it was all over. 😢

@oneknowwhatsup 6 ай бұрын

2.9.2023 - 29.10.2023 Well video came bit late then ....

@AncientRomeLive 6 ай бұрын

As stated in the video- it was extended through December. Next year- headed to Naples MANN- will be easier to view.

@zemundico7913 6 ай бұрын

Lucius Marcius had a very little dick.

@davidspendlove5900 6 ай бұрын

There’s always one.

@jolantagenowefaukaszek6582 4 ай бұрын

Taki symbolizował wówczas wysoko urodzonych.

@AmonAnon-vw3hr 2 ай бұрын

Don't understand too much about the symbolism of the ancient world do you? Lol

@chpet1655 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for saying BC and AD…..when I hear BCE my ears bleed lol

@billholt716 6 ай бұрын

Mine bleed in the exact opposite way. We are not all Christians in this world. A common dentation is much more inclusive, especially when you are talking about pre-Christian objects.

@ginmar8134 6 ай бұрын

The second Apollo---the archer-----looks almost feminine from behind. I thought you were going to identify it as an Amazon!

@gaslitworldf.melissab2897 7 ай бұрын

I loathe the grand courtyards of Western Europe. They're always treeless and therefore very hot in the summer months. Plus, w/o trees, there is no visual softness. It looks like a place for beheadings, which in many cases, they were exactly that.

@paperinik69 6 ай бұрын

Man you really are tripping on something good😅

@LeeGee 6 ай бұрын

Lots and lots of ads.

@ihatespam2 6 ай бұрын

Bathing in water heals nothing

@tedwatson9929 6 ай бұрын

those statues have got to be cheap knock offs of something not so good to start with.

@oldpossum57 7 ай бұрын

Too bad we are still stuck with Mohammed and Allah, Jesus, and Yahweh, the à Eloi him, etc the same way they worshipped Apollo, Fortuna, etc.

@oldpossum57 6 ай бұрын

Saying in Latin that Jesus is a real god while Jove is a false god is childish thinking, isn’t it. I can’t imagine a sound argument to convince me that one is more true than the other. Safest to conclude they are both false gods, surely. And that there are no gods. @@optimusprinceps3526

@markhepworth 6 ай бұрын

@@optimusprinceps3526😂