Digging for ancient levels of Via Appia inside Rome!
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Darius Arya on the scene of Ancient Rome's new excavation in front of the Baths of Caracalla. Archaeology comes alive as you descend with Darius into the trenches. Check out the never-before-documented shops along the Via Appia and learn about more activities after Antiquity!
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I Love Archaeology.
Have you ever done a video explaining why so many of these sites are that far down? Was it the ancient practice to just cover cities in dirt and build on top of them?
As buildings were destroyed from, time, natural disasters (fires, flood, etc) and wars (throughout the empire), they were covered and new buildings erected atop the ruins. This also helped to raise the portions of the city above the floodplain, like the Campus Martius.
Yes over on @ancientromelive. I also did one on the subject at @smarthistory.
With the baths somewhere at the modern level, it must have been a hilly or cragged area. These first builidings were built over later to gain a bigger flat surface. And as he said the problems with ground water also started sometime. As Roman bricks are pretty mediocre quality it's not much use recycling them, so they just filled up the whole area with more rubble.
Darius, why is the Roman street level so different from today? I mean that's way far down how
I believe the sites are called Tells. It’s an accumulation of debris, houses, etc built up over the centuries.
Came here to ask the same question. Did they fill up with dirt when they rebuilt? That doesn’t seem very smart as everything isn’t rebuilt at ones. But I guess that’s why we still can find archeological stuff
There's a good video on the layers of Rome at @ancientromelive. Does include a lot of manmade fill- where this dig took place - issues of water infiltration were always present as well...
I believe over the centuries and millennia people building nearby saw these sites as places to dump dirt and other stuff as to make space for their building projects and as more and more building projects were being commissioned the dirt and stuff just kinds piled up
Darius, it's still not a good answer. It just seems to be Rome that's like that I go to pompeii street level is the same herculanium as far as I can see. Street level is the same Both of those cities were buried by millions of tons of volcanic ash so I would understand those cities being buried but I can't figure out why Rome is buried and I mean really buried All of it.
Having recently visited Rome briefly I am so appreciative of your content!!
Awesome! Thank you!
I was in Rome with my brother in 2002. I have been interested in Ancient Rome since I was a child. When I was 7 years old, we visited the remains of the Colonia Ulpia Traiana in the town of Xanten in Germany. At that time, only a few pillars of the amphitheatre were still visible. Today it is an archaeological park with some 1:1 reconstructions. My question is why is the ancient ground level so low? Is it all rubble from the former buildings?
All that old stuff that's being dug up is fascinating, but like the commentary I read from another viewer, I am wondering: I think a lot of people are totally unaware that there are other things that far down. Up to now, everybody thought that Caracalla's bath complex was it. So how did all that dirt end up burying the deep stuff? Was it buried by slaves to make a foundation for new buildings?
Amazing pieces, that oil lamp is beautiful, thank you for sharing ❤❤❤❤
You are so welcome
the venetian oligarchy who were descendants of the cananites . these people invented usary . usary used to be illegal because it is debt slavery . the banking houses of venice and genoa were inslaving all the different kingdoms of Europe with their high interest loans and they were also causing wars all over Europe. there are tunnels all over Europe because these people are rats and they were constantly building tunnel for safety and the ability to escape if they were in danger . the dark ages of the 14 century was caused by the collapse of the intire financial system of Europe first all of the different kings accros Europe who were In debt to the banks and then eventually the banks themselves collapsed. most of the big houses and castles have big tunnel systems .
The Baths of Caracalla are one of the two ancient sites in Rome I've not been to. Yet.
I have walked a short distance along the Via Appia out near the catacombs where St Cecelia is interred.
I Will return.
Why is the water table, as you mention, "so high now"?
It was already a factor in antiquity - water infiltration still exists in what was a valley.
It appears there is an elephant in the room:
where did the soil covering these sites up to 9 metres deep come from ?
It's a valley with plenty of water run-off... Lots of dirt and debris accumulated over time. As well as from man-made deposits, to get above the rising water table..
Cheers, Darius. Excellent video. @@DariusArya
Thanks! @@bobgillis1137
Hi Darius.
Thanks for another interesting episode!
Mi piace l'Italia, mi piace l'archeologia, ripasso un po' di inglese. Che volere di più?
Grazie!
Interesting!
What I find almost confusing is why these tabernae have subsided so far under the ground even through they *post*-date the Baths. Yet, the Caracallan Baths are clearly still far above the ground. I recall the rule of thumb of 7mm per year of accumulation, leading to the 7m we find buildings now under the current ground level.
No they didn’t subside - it was a natural valley in front …
@@DariusArya Ah, I see. Years ago, my wife and I took a wonderful bicycle ride along the V.A., but we didn't make it over to the Baths, so not familiar with that corner.
Look at how clear the water is in that trench, it's normally brown sludge in the UK.
Appius Claudius would be happy to realize that his engineering feats are still being remembered today.
It is a very small excavation the "Taverna" along the Via Appia" went a long way in front of the main façade.
Fascinating! 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
What a interesting site!
Great Darius, what did the ancient romans eat?. Are there any food or dishes today that is the same or very similar as in the ancient time?. Let us know!. Viva bene.
Will be a great topic to cover in a future video! But a lot of greens, beans, cabbage... Bread of course, wine, olive oil... more to come!
Thank you up to the season updates. Really appreciated Darius. But jus big hole in the ground, nothing to see and nothing to speculate. how about some sketches? something to let us guess what we are seeing?
That is what usually entails archeology, a big hole in the ground...
@@nonegone7170 Yes, of course, but could you show some sketch or outline juxtapose on the dig to make us at least imagine what we are looking at? It would help a lot
Seria bueno que mostrars mas las excavaciones y menos tu cara todo el tiempo, mucho EGOO. Aburreee
I really don't enjoy you sticking the camera right in your face.