I lived near Rome (Colleferro) and my office was not too far from Largo Argentina, is great to see that finally this place was restored. I remember to see always flowers in the place where Giulio Cesare was killed...
Wow, people still leave flowers? That's interesting. I wonder if Caesar is the oldest assassination that still reverberates in modern day. It still blows my mind that we are still able to see things like this today. To see it and touch it makes you realize we as humans are not so different from the people of the ancient world. Makes you wonder what each person was thinking. The blacksmith, the artists who painted the frescos, the bricklayers, the road workers. They all worked and went home to their families. Ah, to go back in time and be a fly on the wall of Ancient Rome! One can only wish.
@@lablackzedwell there are statues of Caesar everywhere I think they wanted to leave the original spot without distractions and fake modern statues. But a statue near the forum maybe outside of it would be a good idea
@@AncientRomeLive Please stop filming yourself when you do those walks. We want to see the history. We know who you are and we can still hear you even if you are not on camera. Huge mistake so many vacation and tour vlogers make. Filming themselves instead of what they are "supposedly" showing us.
@@Metal0sopher I respectfully disagree. I don't much like disembodied voices. Even an iconic voice like Morgan Freeman, to my taste, requires at least a brief look at his face. I need that "human touch". For me, it puts whatever space is being explored in context and gives me a sense of the size and import of the place because there is a human being in it. Anyway, that's how I experience these videos.
@Metal0sopher Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but I respectfully disagree. I like the format, I enjoy the host, and I will continue to watch and learn from these videos. By all means, continue to hold your own opinions. Free speech is essential 👌
On one of my first trips to Rome as a newlywed stray cats were everywhere. A rather "unkempt", but enterprising, gypsy boy of about 8, between the Forum and Colisseum, tried to sell my bride a half dead, flea bitten, straggly, mangy, specimen of a stray you get the picture...probably a bargain at 28,000 lire LOL. We still laugh 40 years later.
So glad to see this space cleaned up and finally put back together, and done in a way that is so much more accessible than in previous years. I will definitely revisit Largo Argentina on my next visit to Rome. Thanks for the tour!
Amazing but a few months ago it was still a mess. Amazing how it all came tougher in the last few weeks! Let's hope that they keep it up and maintain it well.
For a true lover of Ancient Rome,this is pure heaven to watch your videos! I probably will never get to visit,although I have been to nearly every mile of Crete and seen such treasures there.. and also to Cairo and the Pyramids. I’m getting far too old and ill to do more traveling these days ! But you are so appreciated!
This is a small gem that I always wanted to see. I looked down on those ruins as a child inj 1977, and again in 2009. I remember all the cats. Plants among the ruins, archeological escavations. I always had an urge to go down and explore this site up close. Now it is finally possible. Thank you for this wonderful tour. Now I will return and see it for myself.
Your steadily enthusiastic tone and thoroughness of description does full justice to the importance of this wonderful retrieved site. Thank you, Darius.
Would have liked more than a passing glimpse of Caesar's assassination site. That locale has been recreated hundreds of times in paintings, movies, and documentaries. It would be far more interesting to the average viewer than the other (no less important) temples. You might consider doing an entire video on still existing archeological sites directly connected to Caesar in future projects.
Absolutely. For the Curia, there is just that wall that is visible.. In the forum, there is a small pavement and wall (mostly destroyed by the expanded Atrium Vestae)... But yes, a stand-alone Caesar video is coming.. we do already have one on the Forum of Caesar that tells a lot!
I know very well Largo Argentina as my cousin lives nearby. Perhaps one of the noisiest places of Rome. It was infamous to be filthy full of cats. That said I'm glad that it has been very well cleaned up including the remains of the Curia of Pompey, and the spot where he is believed to have been assassinated is in the square. Thanks for sharing this very interesting video and when I will come back to Rome it will definitely be on the top list to vist! Good job as always 👏 👍
I was there in 2012 from September to December and visited this area many times as the world was finding out the actual spot that Julius Caesar was stabbed many times on March 15. There is a tree that is growing on that actual spot! So great to see the walkway put in with the under street temple steps being shown near the cat sanctuary. Bravi Roma!
Great video as always, Daryus. Thanks a lot for that. I have been wanting to get down there for years. Is definitely on top of my list for my next visit!
From a person who loves history but will never visit this site…thank you. Great tour-very comprehensive. I love the public toilets. What I find most interesting, is the fact that all this lay beneath modern Rome.
This is fantastic. My wife and I went to Rome in 2017. We stayed literally right around the corner. Took many photos of this place. Time for a return trip. Thank you for this. New subscriber.
We were staying in a rental on Pantheon square, September 2022, and was able to observe the Largo Argentina, but only from above. Thanks for taking us down into it and explaining each temple! Hard to believe Caesar’s assassination spot was tuned into a latrine!
Pompeius formed with Caesar the triumvirate but they turned into deadly enemies... Only consequent that the Caesar party demolished the Pompeian curia where Caesar died at the feet of the big statue of Pompeius. Don't forget that the assassins referred themselves to Pompeius.
Great point! I’d forgotten that Caesar had died at the foot of Pompeii’s statue. Makes sense that those loyal to Caesar would want to erase Pompeii’s contribution to the city of Rome.
Thanks again Darius for another educative walk around into Rome’s fascinating history. Grazie mille to Italy/Rome for providing the world with another beautifully constructed museum, where once again history becomes tangible. So yeah, for sure I’ll be coming over again, as Rome is also today a truly fantastic city to visit! 🇳🇱❤️🇮🇹
Thank you for the tour. I will probably never get to visit. While I say this without any intent to sound arrogant, this makes me proud of my Italian heritage.
Darius- lovely video. You could probably do another clip really focusing on Caesar’s assassination. It would be nice to have a modern statue of Caesar in the area or even Caesar and Pompey shaking hands. I’m glad you showed that the cats still live there.
@@daviddilley8310 Well, their relationship went downhill after Julia died. But Caesar seemingly did not want Pompey murdered. He forgave a lot of others who later killed him.
Thanks for transmitting your passion. I went 1 week ago in the square but I didn't understand they finally open the area. These are years that I expect to come in. It was such a shame not to be able to enter it. I'm a french person who lives in Central Italy and I'm glad to see some anglosaxon persons be interested in Roman heritage, because the modern Romans are often so ignorant and not very interested in their own heritage. Thanks a lot!
Thanks, Darius. What a treat to be able to see this up close instead of up above. I look forward to seeing it. I'm happy that the cats are still there. -Susan from Austin
OMG! Mind. Blown. Thank you so much for this. I live in Australia and am contemplating a long stay in Rome to visit these incredible sites. You're responsible for feeding my continuously growing itinerary of amazing historical sites to visit!
My wife and I married in Rome October 1st. 2010 (we live in Denmark). The cat sanctuary was one of the many places we visited. We fell in love with a sweet red and white cat, Robin Hood and decided to adopt him. The following month, we left our home at 7am, landed I Rome around 2pm, ate a nice Carbonara at Campo Di flori, picked up the cat, flew home and let Robin out in his new Danish home at 9pm. One day trip to Rome 😅
I was just there 8 days before opening. I sat up there eating pizza and I had no idea it was such an important site. I snapped a few pictures and that was it. I couldn't believe my ears when I saw your video. Thank you for the info. Too bad I am back home in Florida now. 😢
Spent most of my time in Rome immersed in antiquity for the 9th time (from Australia after 12 years) a month ago. Finally got into Domus Aurea, Pantheon, under the P Navonna, and water works near the Trevi, along with a half day in the Forum ...etc. etc...Saw the works here and did notice far fewer cats, but was not yet open to public. Missed it by that much...something to come back to
Trabajo en Roma desde hace 12 años, este sitio era uno de mis lugares preferidos, me gustaba ver a los gatos tranquilos en todo el lugar, paseando,durmiendo sobre una roca o jugando con otros gatos entre los templos, también se reunían en la escalera y dónde hoy construyeron el ascensor. Una pena que los hayan confinado a un pequeño espacio. Este sitio podía apreciarse perfectamente desde cualquiera de las calles, era más agradable, tenía más espíritu de la Roma antigua, ahora con esos caminos artificiales y las pasarelas para los turistas perdió parte de aquello que lo hacía único , un lugar que no estaba alterado por el turísmo. Hay cosas que no deben tocarse porque estaban mejor antes, y es algo que muchos de mis amigos italianos comentan, no les gusta lo que hicieron en un lugar que mágicamente estaba libre de tanta parafernalia turística.
The walkways have been positioned to make the area usable even for those with mobility difficulties or in wheelchairs. I like old-style archaeological areas too, but when you're dealing with crowds of tourists, the more movement you limit, the less damage they do.
I expect the Jews feel the same about their missing temple artifacts namely the menorah/candelabra. Carried into Rome and placed in the temple of peace only to be mysteriously vanished. Depicted on the arch of Titus.
Great video to watch on this Ides of March. I'm very excited to visit Largo Argentina this spring after viewing this video. I didn't know there's an underground portion that has been excavated let alone turning it into a museum. All artifacts should be displayed in situ like this. Thanks for the walkthrough, Darius!
For history buffs, there are two small hotels just on the west side of the street that appear to overlap, in part, with the Curia. The rooms can be a little loud, due to the light rail stop outside, but the location is perfect for experiencing the city and the view and chance to stay at the site are incredible.
I was there with my father in 2019 and we didn't even know it was such an important site😅 there's so much to overlook in Rome, i absolutely need to go back now with all the knowledge from the past years of studying. Awesome video as always🎉
I went in 2018 to visit the cat sanctuary and we only knew what the ruins outside of it were because the lovely ladies that ran the sanctuary told us. It’s cool that they have made it a whole thing now
My first visit to Rome was last summer. I happened upon the Largo Argentino but there is so much to do in Rome that I could only stop briefly. Now I have to go back and see this up close!
I was there in 2014, We couldnt walk down there. I noticed alot of stray cats down there and at one part (i assume where Caesar fell) there was some flowers and a red candle which was burning. they were just placed there as if in remembrance. Nearby was a good ice cream parlor too :) :P
I recall one late night I was lost in Rome, then bumped into this big hole in the ground, read the sign about Caesar. Un fortunately it was still being worked on. That’s the magic of Rome, you never know what you’re going to find, just wonderful. 😳
WOW that was great. They did a nice job on the ruins. And I like you presentation you explain in a way that's easy to understand and visually great to see. Thank you appreciated
This is top of the agenda when next in Rome! We just missed the opening of this site this time around. We had diner twice at the nearby restaurant whose cellar tables are set up in the Theatre of Pompey!
Finally, they opened it, i will visit it soon. An idea for a video, i just saw a promotional video for the metro station in Piazza Venezia, it will have a museum inside with the Auditoria of Emperor Hadrian. It could be very interesting.
We should do a video on the Athenaeum- got access to it a few years ago... It would be truly great to have a metro stop there- but Metro C is years behind schedule. Getting it all done by 2026- and now add this new stop? Don't hold your breath- but it would be fantastic!
Je suis allée pour la première fois il y a environ une décennie, et c’était rempli de chats ! J’adorais aller là-bas, c’était adorable et aussi solennel d’être dans cet endroit historique très symbolique, c’était émouvant. 😸👍🏻
Where cats slept or took strolls freely in the past, now there are tourists who pay to visit Largo. For cats only small patio and some shadowy rooms are left. Many years ago I dreamt to stroll between ruins (and cats). Now I am not so happy. Always money and profits win.
The cats are still there, you can bet that if you visit in the evening you will see a ton of them, these days Rome is very hot so the cats where probably sleeping in the shade.
@@AncientRomeLive Thank you, Largo is a great area, full of history, and I have been waiting for opening it for tourist (also for Mausoleum of Augustus). But now , cats cannot roam freely in this area, they were a certain landamrk, living decoration. (Similar in the Non-Catholic cimetery) Now they are confined to small area. Maybe I am too sentimental, maybe I like cats too much. 😀 But more than Rome - that is the question!
Hi Darius, it is so nice to see your videos on Ancient Rome. You were so excited with today's opening, and you provide us all with more places to see the latest archeological wonders available for the public to experience. Thank you. Grace🌞🌻
What a fascinating city Rome is. Just a mass of old and new mixing together. Citizens of Rome must take it all for granted, but look at those apartment blocks 40 seconds in. Ho hum...the view from the apartments just happens to be the place where one of the most famous events of world history took place.
A few years ago, I recognized you at The Catacombs of Priscilla and we had a brief chat about how much I enjoyed the wonderful series of guided information you provided on television. You assured me that there was "more to come" and I am so happy to subscribe to your youtube channel now! Many thanks for the pleasure of the encounter and your kind attention to my questions. Would you or have you ever considered offering your time to creating brief sessions, in a classroom setting, for seniors visiting Roma? Arrivederci e tante belle cose!
Thanks so much for writing- and your patience. Besides this channel, @dariusarya has his own channel- relaunching soon. The Institute offers a number of courses in Rome- stay tuned on ancientromelive.org for updated listings- as well as online course.
The people of Rome care very much for the cats. Fun fact: Caesar superstitially feared cats as signs of bad luck... Which now have their sanctuary on the spot he has been killed.
Simply incredible. While visiting the site- you can see (as we showed) the original tuff piazza and then the travertine pavers (imperial) on top! Layers of history!
As usual GREAT Job !Tyvm for this post.Italy being the land of my birth I am ALWAYS proud and impressed by it's rich history that stretches out to many other countries BUT this place tops it ! I am eager to come back now just to experience it first hand ! Thanks again 👍
I cannot wait to return to Rome and visit the Largo Argentina site. I have been there many times as it is the location of my favorite pizza by the slice - Pizza Florida (named after the street on one side of the Largo Argentina). So get a slice and grab a seat on the pedestrian walkway (it forms one side of the archeological site - by the tower) and enjoy this amazing site. Thanks for the update!!!
Thank you so much for this. As a student of History (mature student when I finally went to University to study Ancient History), my passion for History grows everyday. I was hoping to visit the grave of John Brown (Abolitionist) in America next year for my 50th, we share the same day - May 9th. But now it seems, I may come to Rome instead; maybe there will be money enough to do both!? Thank you again for this video. Your passion for History in how you present... is obvious. Thank you!
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There's a Chinese restaurant in front of these ruins that my late wife loved. Good memories. We would spend the longest of times trying to count the cats.
I'm dying 😂. I was there 6 weeks ago and I really wanted to tour down the stairs. Oh well. I guess another trip to Rome is in the plans. I'm glad i tossed that coin in the Trevi.
@AncientRomeLive Yes, I will. And I want to thank you, Darius. I planned my trip meticulously, and your videos help me immeasurably. I hiked down the Appian Way, stopping at many of the sites you highlighted, and spent 2 days up, down and through the Forum and Palatine Hill, again with your help. Rome is a world treasure.
There is/was a shoe store on that square and I wanted to pay cash for a pair of shoes. I found an ATM right across from the spot Ceasar was killed. That is the definition of "The Eternal City" when you can use an ATM and look at the spot Julius Ceasar was killed all at the same time.
Wish you would spend more time at the site of Caesar’s murder. That drew me to the place when I visited, but I could find little about the space other than generalities about the square.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT!! I was there in March, I was crazy to enter this place and I couldn't because it was closed. Now it reopens, exactly 3 months later! Only God knows when I'll be in Rome again to see it now since there's a full ocean separating me from the eternal city.
I lived near Rome (Colleferro) and my office was not too far from Largo Argentina, is great to see that finally this place was restored. I remember to see always flowers in the place where Giulio Cesare was killed...
It's really worth a trip! We were pleased to film it and share it quickly!
La nostra Ciociaria! La mia famiglia e di Arce.
Wow, people still leave flowers? That's interesting. I wonder if Caesar is the oldest assassination that still reverberates in modern day. It still blows my mind that we are still able to see things like this today. To see it and touch it makes you realize we as humans are not so different from the people of the ancient world. Makes you wonder what each person was thinking. The blacksmith, the artists who painted the frescos, the bricklayers, the road workers. They all worked and went home to their families. Ah, to go back in time and be a fly on the wall of Ancient Rome! One can only wish.
@@AncientRomeLive You think they would have at least put up a bronze or marble statue of Caesar to mark the spot of his death 🤔
@@lablackzedwell there are statues of Caesar everywhere I think they wanted to leave the original spot without distractions and fake modern statues. But a statue near the forum maybe outside of it would be a good idea
You can only imagine how beautiful that area must have been during the time of Julius Caesar.
this guy is a small treasure for the archeological scene on UA-cam.
a small gem for humanity as a whole. thank you for your services.
Many, many thanks! It's a team effort!
@@AncientRomeLive Please stop filming yourself when you do those walks. We want to see the history. We know who you are and we can still hear you even if you are not on camera. Huge mistake so many vacation and tour vlogers make. Filming themselves instead of what they are "supposedly" showing us.
@@Metal0sopher I respectfully disagree. I don't much like disembodied voices. Even an iconic voice like Morgan Freeman, to my taste, requires at least a brief look at his face. I need that "human touch".
For me, it puts whatever space is being explored in context and gives me a sense of the size and import of the place because there is a human being in it.
Anyway, that's how I experience these videos.
@Metal0sopher Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but I respectfully disagree. I like the format, I enjoy the host, and I will continue to watch and learn from these videos. By all means, continue to hold your own opinions. Free speech is essential 👌
Yay for the cat sanctuary, the cats of Rome need all the help they can get. Thanks for showing us this site.
Let's see how they like the new site.
On one of my first trips to Rome as a newlywed stray cats were everywhere. A rather "unkempt", but enterprising, gypsy boy of about 8, between the Forum and Colisseum, tried to sell my bride a half dead, flea bitten, straggly, mangy, specimen of a stray you get the picture...probably a bargain at 28,000 lire LOL. We still laugh 40 years later.
If they would "fix" the cats, there wouldn't be any, after a while, that need any help.
MEEEEYOWW---MEEEEYOWWW !!-MEEE--MMMEEEEEYOWWWW !!!-FFFIIIIZZZZTTT !!=means "thanks for your help,-now GET-OFF-MY TAIL !!!"-
So glad to see this space cleaned up and finally put back together, and done in a way that is so much more accessible than in previous years. I will definitely revisit Largo Argentina on my next visit to Rome. Thanks for the tour!
Amazing but a few months ago it was still a mess. Amazing how it all came tougher in the last few weeks! Let's hope that they keep it up and maintain it well.
Lets see if we can manage it
We Italians should rebuild the Curia of the Roman Senate.
There's no place so sacred such the Curia. 😤
Just sat down to my computer and there you were...with another historical delight. Much appreciated content.
Thank you!
Simply stunning. I wonder what other ancient treasures are waiting to be uncovered beneath modern day Rome.
Many. Lots. more to discover.
@@OKuusavaMussolini was evil
@@345power6yeah, Hitler was bad, mmmkay.
Even bad people do good things sometimes. People are not 2D comic book villains. It was during his time in power that Rome was uncovered.@@345power6
@@345power6 You knew Mussolini personally? Wow.
For a true lover of Ancient Rome,this is pure heaven to watch your videos! I probably will never get to visit,although I have been to nearly every mile of Crete and seen such treasures there.. and also to Cairo and the Pyramids. I’m getting far too old and ill to do more traveling these days ! But you are so appreciated!
Thank you- so much more content on the way!
This is a small gem that I always wanted to see. I looked down on those ruins as a child inj 1977, and again in 2009. I remember all the cats. Plants among the ruins, archeological escavations. I always had an urge to go down and explore this site up close. Now it is finally possible. Thank you for this wonderful tour. Now I will return and see it for myself.
Thank you for your kind words.
Your steadily enthusiastic tone and thoroughness of description does full justice to the importance of this wonderful retrieved site. Thank you, Darius.
Our pleasure. Pretty soon Darius will relaunch his own YT site for more adventuring and touring around. .Just bear with us!
Would have liked more than a passing glimpse of Caesar's assassination site. That locale has been recreated hundreds of times in paintings, movies, and documentaries. It would be far more interesting to the average viewer than the other (no less important) temples.
You might consider doing an entire video on still existing archeological sites directly connected to Caesar in future projects.
Absolutely. For the Curia, there is just that wall that is visible.. In the forum, there is a small pavement and wall (mostly destroyed by the expanded Atrium Vestae)... But yes, a stand-alone Caesar video is coming.. we do already have one on the Forum of Caesar that tells a lot!
Right on !
Hardly any tourist knows that Cesare was assassinated there. Any other country in the world would make it a record-breaking tourist attraction.
I will visit again soon i hope ..glad cats still have place.Thank you !
I know very well Largo Argentina as my cousin lives nearby. Perhaps one of the noisiest places of Rome. It was infamous to be filthy full of cats. That said I'm glad that it has been very well cleaned up including the remains of the Curia of Pompey, and the spot where he is believed to have been assassinated is in the square. Thanks for sharing this very interesting video and when I will come back to Rome it will definitely be on the top list to vist! Good job as always 👏 👍
Thank you for your comments!
I was there in 2012 from September to December and visited this area many times as the world was finding out the actual spot that Julius Caesar was stabbed many times on March 15.
There is a tree that is growing on that actual spot!
So great to see the walkway put in with the under street temple steps being shown near the cat sanctuary.
Bravi Roma!
You will love exploring the site!
Great video as always, Daryus. Thanks a lot for that. I have been wanting to get down there for years. Is definitely on top of my list for my next visit!
You should!
From a person who loves history but will never visit this site…thank you. Great tour-very comprehensive. I love the public toilets. What I find most interesting, is the fact that all this lay beneath modern Rome.
This is fantastic. My wife and I went to Rome in 2017. We stayed literally right around the corner. Took many photos of this place. Time for a return trip. Thank you for this. New subscriber.
Glad you enjoyed it!Thanks for subscribing!
YAY! We used to refer to the Largo Argentina as "Kitty Kingdom" - glad that the sanctuary still exists and that the site is now open!
We were staying in a rental on Pantheon square, September 2022, and was able to observe the Largo
Argentina, but only from above. Thanks for taking us down into it and explaining each temple! Hard to believe Caesar’s assassination spot was tuned into a latrine!
It was a great way to draw away attention from the brutal reality of Roman politics.
Pompeius formed with Caesar the triumvirate but they turned into deadly enemies... Only consequent that the Caesar party demolished the Pompeian curia where Caesar died at the feet of the big statue of Pompeius. Don't forget that the assassins referred themselves to Pompeius.
Great point! I’d forgotten that Caesar had died at the foot of Pompeii’s statue. Makes sense that those loyal to Caesar would want to erase Pompeii’s contribution to the city of Rome.
Visiting Rome and these site were life changing 💙
We agree!
Amazing, thank you so much for showing and elaborating on this marvel site. Thank you sir!
Your videos are great! I've visited this every trip to Rome, looking forward to being on the same level as the kitties! 😽
Thank you!
Thanks again Darius for another educative walk around into Rome’s fascinating history.
Grazie mille to Italy/Rome for providing the world with another beautifully constructed museum, where once again history becomes tangible.
So yeah, for sure I’ll be coming over again, as Rome is also today a truly fantastic city to visit! 🇳🇱❤️🇮🇹
It must be weird to live in one of those apartments and be able to look out of your window right into the heart of all that history.
Thank you for the tour. I will probably never get to visit. While I say this without any intent to sound arrogant, this makes me proud of my Italian heritage.
Darius- lovely video. You could probably do another clip really focusing on Caesar’s assassination. It would be nice to have a modern statue of Caesar in the area or even Caesar and Pompey shaking hands. I’m glad you showed that the cats still live there.
If you look at our library, we have a seminar and a video of the re-enactment by GSR.
Maybe they shook hands at the wedding of Caesar's daughter to Pompey,,,
@@daviddilley8310 Well, their relationship went downhill after Julia died. But Caesar seemingly did not want Pompey murdered. He forgave a lot of others who later killed him.
FANTASTIC! We can’t wait to see this! Thanks so much for showing this video!!
Leslie and Tim
Our pleasure!
Thanks for transmitting your passion. I went 1 week ago in the square but I didn't understand they finally open the area. These are years that I expect to come in. It was such a shame not to be able to enter it. I'm a french person who lives in Central Italy and I'm glad to see some anglosaxon persons be interested in Roman heritage, because the modern Romans are often so ignorant and not very interested in their own heritage. Thanks a lot!
Glad it was helpful! Yes, @dariusarya is frequently on TV documentaries and has led the Institute since 2003!
Thanks, Darius. What a treat to be able to see this up close instead of up above. I look forward to seeing it. I'm happy that the cats are still there. -Susan from Austin
Glad you enjoyed it! You will get a real kick out of exploring the site!
OMG! Mind. Blown. Thank you so much for this. I live in Australia and am contemplating a long stay in Rome to visit these incredible sites. You're responsible for feeding my continuously growing itinerary of amazing historical sites to visit!
Glad it was helpful!
My wife and I married in Rome October 1st. 2010 (we live in Denmark). The cat sanctuary was one of the many places we visited. We fell in love with a sweet red and white cat, Robin Hood and decided to adopt him. The following month, we left our home at 7am, landed I Rome around 2pm, ate a nice Carbonara at Campo Di flori, picked up the cat, flew home and let Robin out in his new Danish home at 9pm. One day trip to Rome 😅
I was just there 8 days before opening. I sat up there eating pizza and I had no idea it was such an important site. I snapped a few pictures and that was it. I couldn't believe my ears when I saw your video. Thank you for the info. Too bad I am back home in Florida now. 😢
Ah- well there's always the return visit. But at least you saw it with your eyes. - Will make the site visit more comprehensive.
Spent most of my time in Rome immersed in antiquity for the 9th time (from Australia after 12 years) a month ago. Finally got into Domus Aurea, Pantheon, under the P Navonna, and water works near the Trevi, along with a half day in the Forum ...etc. etc...Saw the works here and did notice far fewer cats, but was not yet open to public. Missed it by that much...something to come back to
Yes, and still a lot more to see!
I visited the site in 2017 and would enjoy returning, now, that the site is fully open. Thank you for this informative vlog.😊
Our pleasure!
Trabajo en Roma desde hace 12 años, este sitio era uno de mis lugares preferidos, me gustaba ver a los gatos tranquilos en todo el lugar, paseando,durmiendo sobre una roca o jugando con otros gatos entre los templos, también se reunían en la escalera y dónde hoy construyeron el ascensor. Una pena que los hayan confinado a un pequeño espacio. Este sitio podía apreciarse perfectamente desde cualquiera de las calles, era más agradable, tenía más espíritu de la Roma antigua, ahora con esos caminos artificiales y las pasarelas para los turistas perdió parte de aquello que lo hacía único , un lugar que no estaba alterado por el turísmo. Hay cosas que no deben tocarse porque estaban mejor antes, y es algo que muchos de mis amigos italianos comentan, no les gusta lo que hicieron en un lugar que mágicamente estaba libre de tanta parafernalia turística.
The walkways have been positioned to make the area usable even for those with mobility difficulties or in wheelchairs. I like old-style archaeological areas too, but when you're dealing with crowds of tourists, the more movement you limit, the less damage they do.
I expect the Jews feel the same about their missing temple artifacts namely the menorah/candelabra. Carried into Rome and placed in the temple of peace only to be mysteriously vanished. Depicted on the arch of Titus.
Great video to watch on this Ides of March. I'm very excited to visit Largo Argentina this spring after viewing this video. I didn't know there's an underground portion that has been excavated let alone turning it into a museum. All artifacts should be displayed in situ like this. Thanks for the walkthrough, Darius!
For history buffs, there are two small hotels just on the west side of the street that appear to overlap, in part, with the Curia. The rooms can be a little loud, due to the light rail stop outside, but the location is perfect for experiencing the city and the view and chance to stay at the site are incredible.
Yes- it's great to have that view!
Great show as always . 👍🏼
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Excellent content.....I recently found this channel and I've been binge watching for the past several days.
Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for showing us this space. Glad to see the historical location is finally open to the public.
I was there with my father in 2019 and we didn't even know it was such an important site😅 there's so much to overlook in Rome, i absolutely need to go back now with all the knowledge from the past years of studying.
Awesome video as always🎉
Thank you! stick with us- we have a lot to share!
@@AncientRomeLive i absolutely will!
I went in 2018 to visit the cat sanctuary and we only knew what the ruins outside of it were because the lovely ladies that ran the sanctuary told us. It’s cool that they have made it a whole thing now
My first visit to Rome was last summer. I happened upon the Largo Argentino but there is so much to do in Rome that I could only stop briefly. Now I have to go back and see this up close!
Yes, it's worth a return visit- and now the site is so legible.
Just imagine how much more there is under current buildings… it’s so important that we save what we can for future generations!
I was there in 2014, We couldnt walk down there. I noticed alot of stray cats down there and at one part (i assume where Caesar fell) there was some flowers and a red candle which was burning. they were just placed there as if in remembrance.
Nearby was a good ice cream parlor too :) :P
It's a great site-and now that's it's open, it's more legible, also from above.
Wonderful explanation, thanks.
You are welcome!
I recall one late night I was lost in Rome, then bumped into this big hole in the ground, read the sign about Caesar. Un fortunately it was still being worked on. That’s the magic of Rome, you never know what you’re going to find, just wonderful. 😳
Yes it’s an awesome discovery!
Thanks for taking me back to historic Rome. I have been there 8 times but don't travel anymore.
I visited this area countless times before it opened to what it is now. Well worth a visit.
WOW that was great. They did a nice job on the ruins. And I like you presentation you explain in a way that's easy to understand and visually great to see. Thank you appreciated
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So it opened two months after my visit. Another reason to go back, then! :D
I love this channel. Italy is my favorite fascination and when I come to this channel I feel like I have come home.
Thank you! Check out the live walk we did the other day. More live events will happen soon!
Love these videos mate.Thank you for sharing :)
Glad you like them!
@@AncientRomeLiveLooking forward to the next video my friend. Currently Video binging your content :) Amazing stuff!
This is top of the agenda when next in Rome! We just missed the opening of this site this time around. We had diner twice at the nearby restaurant whose cellar tables are set up in the Theatre of Pompey!
Finally, they opened it, i will visit it soon. An idea for a video, i just saw a promotional video for the metro station in Piazza Venezia, it will have a museum inside with the Auditoria of Emperor Hadrian. It could be very interesting.
We should do a video on the Athenaeum- got access to it a few years ago... It would be truly great to have a metro stop there- but Metro C is years behind schedule. Getting it all done by 2026- and now add this new stop? Don't hold your breath- but it would be fantastic!
WOW !!-I LOVE THIS !!-IMAGINE ALL THE BEAUTIFUL TILE-WORK,-FRESCO'S-& STATUES--JUST FANTASTIC !!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Je suis allée pour la première fois il y a environ une décennie, et c’était rempli de chats ! J’adorais aller là-bas, c’était adorable et aussi solennel d’être dans cet endroit historique très symbolique, c’était émouvant. 😸👍🏻
Great video. Thanks !
Glad you liked it!
I stumbled upon this 5 years ago on my First trip to Rome ! I was waiting across the street for a bus to the Vatican. How awesome!
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes it's a key site of Republican Rome- about time it was reopened!
Excellent presentation, love all this,,,,, thank you
Just to mention a coincidence, this video appeared on my suggested videos today, the Ides of March. I'm not kidding.
BTW, great videos.
Nice - hope you watch more of our videos. We have a lot of original content
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Where cats slept or took strolls freely in the past, now there are tourists who pay to visit Largo. For cats only small patio and some shadowy rooms are left. Many years ago I dreamt to stroll between ruins (and cats). Now I am not so happy. Always money and profits win.
The cats are still there, you can bet that if you visit in the evening you will see a ton of them, these days Rome is very hot so the cats where probably sleeping in the shade.
It's a great visit. The cats are still there!
@@AncientRomeLive Thank you, Largo is a great area, full of history, and I have been waiting for opening it for tourist (also for Mausoleum of Augustus). But now , cats cannot roam freely in this area, they were a certain landamrk, living decoration. (Similar in the Non-Catholic cimetery) Now they are confined to small area. Maybe I am too sentimental, maybe I like cats too much. 😀 But more than Rome - that is the question!
Thank you! Fantastico. I have followed you whenever youre presenting my favorite world. Looking forward to walking it.
Awesome, thank you!
Hi Darius, it is so nice to see your videos on Ancient Rome. You were so excited with today's opening, and you provide us all with more places to see the latest archeological wonders available for the public to experience. Thank you. Grace🌞🌻
Wow, thank you
Looks amazing!
Very interesting, thanks Darius!
Glad you liked it!
Amazing. Thanks for all the information you provided.
Darius great work and channel. Love the way you present history!
Thank you very much!
What a fascinating city Rome is. Just a mass of old and new mixing together. Citizens of Rome must take it all for granted, but look at those apartment blocks 40 seconds in. Ho hum...the view from the apartments just happens to be the place where one of the most famous events of world history took place.
Brilliant!
So happy i've found this channel! its fantastic to keep up to date with the history of Rome !
Thanks a lot!
Everything is built on top of everything, and so on, and so cool…amazing.ciao
Finally accessible- worth a visit. Thanks!
A few years ago, I recognized you at The Catacombs of Priscilla and we had a brief chat about how much I enjoyed the wonderful series of guided information you provided on television. You assured me that there was "more to come" and I am so happy to subscribe to your youtube channel now! Many thanks for the pleasure of the encounter and your kind attention to my questions. Would you or have you ever considered offering your time to creating brief sessions, in a classroom setting, for seniors visiting Roma? Arrivederci e tante belle cose!
Thanks so much for writing- and your patience. Besides this channel, @dariusarya has his own channel- relaunching soon. The Institute offers a number of courses in Rome- stay tuned on ancientromelive.org for updated listings- as well as online course.
The people of Rome care very much for the cats.
Fun fact: Caesar superstitially feared cats as signs of bad luck... Which now have their sanctuary on the spot he has been killed.
It always amazes me how much the modern day street level is much higher than the original roman street level.
Simply incredible. While visiting the site- you can see (as we showed) the original tuff piazza and then the travertine pavers (imperial) on top! Layers of history!
Awesome!! Thankyou for sharing..🤩
Thanks for watching!
Great video, thanks!
Thank you!
As usual GREAT Job !Tyvm for this post.Italy being the land of my birth I am ALWAYS proud and impressed by it's rich history that stretches out to many other countries BUT this place tops it ! I am eager to come back now just to experience it first hand ! Thanks again 👍
Thank you!
I can't wait to see this later this year! Great video!
Woohoo! Finally! 👏👏👏👏
I cannot wait to return to Rome and visit the Largo Argentina site. I have been there many times as it is the location of my favorite pizza by the slice - Pizza Florida (named after the street on one side of the Largo Argentina). So get a slice and grab a seat on the pedestrian walkway (it forms one side of the archeological site - by the tower) and enjoy this amazing site. Thanks for the update!!!
You will love it!
love your stuff and i subscribed !
Thanks for the sub!
I'm glad about this project. Back in 2003 and 2006 I remember seeing trash within this site.
Yes, nothing like a rehabilitated archaeology site!
This was closed when I visited in 2021. I can't wait to get back and see it.
Thank you so much for this. As a student of History (mature student when I finally went to University to study Ancient History), my passion for History grows everyday. I was hoping to visit the grave of John Brown (Abolitionist) in America next year for my 50th, we share the same day - May 9th. But now it seems, I may come to Rome instead; maybe there will be money enough to do both!?
Thank you again for this video. Your passion for History in how you present... is obvious. Thank you!
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Thanks Darius. Enjoyed your input in many of the documentaries from the turn of the millennium (ish). Thanks for them too.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Stavo vedendo proprio ora questa notizia su facebook quando mi è apparsa la notifica,che coincidenza.
E' destino!
There's a Chinese restaurant in front of these ruins that my late wife loved. Good memories. We would spend the longest of times trying to count the cats.
Hello Darius, very interesting video 👍 Thanks and Greetings from Belgium 😉🇧🇪👋
Glad you enjoyed it! (Darius' own channel is re-launching soon!)
I remember visiting in the early 2010s and seen so many cats in that little plaza
ET TU DARIUS 😉
Thanks for your video , really great site's you go to .
Thanks 👍
We stayed across the street just in May and could only enjoy it from the sidewalk! Bummed it wasn’t open but happy to get the tour from you.
Next time! Glad you liked it!
I am shocked they would reopen a site so soon after a horrific public murder! 😮
I'm dying 😂. I was there 6 weeks ago and I really wanted to tour down the stairs. Oh well. I guess another trip to Rome is in the plans.
I'm glad i tossed that coin in the Trevi.
So you'll make it back! The site was way overdue to open. But, as Augustus said, make haste slowly.. Rome wasn't built in a day also applies!
@AncientRomeLive Yes, I will. And I want to thank you, Darius. I planned my trip meticulously, and your videos help me immeasurably. I hiked down the Appian Way, stopping at many of the sites you highlighted, and spent 2 days up, down and through the Forum and Palatine Hill, again with your help.
Rome is a world treasure.
Y husband visited all sorts of historical sites over there. The countries are small and sites are close together.
There is/was a shoe store on that square and I wanted to pay cash for a pair of shoes. I found an ATM right across from the spot Ceasar was killed. That is the definition of "The Eternal City" when you can use an ATM and look at the spot Julius Ceasar was killed all at the same time.
Exactly!
Wish you would spend more time at the site of Caesar’s murder. That drew me to the place when I visited, but I could find little about the space other than generalities about the square.
We have a seminar and a livestream of the re-enactment on the Ides of March - and location- check them out!
I DON'T BELIEVE IT!! I was there in March, I was crazy to enter this place and I couldn't because it was closed. Now it reopens, exactly 3 months later! Only God knows when I'll be in Rome again to see it now since there's a full ocean separating me from the eternal city.
That's why we made this video! (You'll have to come back!)
@@AncientRomeLive Definetely I will!
I must visit, keep up the good work.
Please do! A great site. So pleased it's finally opened. Share our great content, please!
Stupendo grazie!
Lo visitero' presto!
Grazie!