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Huge Roman Villa Found Under Amalfi Church Set To Open
The Local ^
| 16 May 2016
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Posted on 05/21/2016 5:39:43 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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A Roman villa buried eight metres below an Italian church will open to the public this July. Photo: Vassili CasulaA Roman villa buried eight metres below an Italian church will open to the public this July. Photo: Vassili Casula
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05/21/2016 5:39:43 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
To: dfwgator
Some of the items recovered from the villa. Photo: Vassili Casula
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05/21/2016 5:41:04 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ...
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05/21/2016 5:41:15 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
To: SunkenCiv
Awesome ...love the Amalfi Coast!
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05/21/2016 5:55:41 PM PDT
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mancini
To: SunkenCiv
Beautiful colours on those frescos. The Romans certainly knew how to live well.
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05/21/2016 6:03:24 PM PDT
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BlackVeil
('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
To: SunkenCiv
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05/21/2016 6:11:57 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: SunkenCiv
Set the countdown clock for the Amish to blow it up as an offense to Mennonism..
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05/21/2016 6:15:58 PM PDT
by
chrisser
To: SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
Owned by Soros no doubt... /s
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05/21/2016 6:25:45 PM PDT
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Stormy_2021
(... Pear Pimples for Hairy Fishnuts..!)
To: SunkenCiv
Wow.. Frozen in time ... and pyroplastic flow and stuff.. a Cecil B DeMille kind of day happened.. and not on a huge sound stage set.
Wished we had the time to see some of Amalfi last trip,, next time.
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05/21/2016 6:51:30 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
To: mancini
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05/21/2016 7:08:51 PM PDT
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Godebert
(CRUZ: Born in a foreign land to a foreign father.)
To: SunkenCiv
What happened to the Church? Is it still there or been moved? I wonder what the history of the Church is?
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05/21/2016 7:19:47 PM PDT
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Bellflower
(It's not that there isn't any evidence of God, it's that everything is evidence of God.)
To: mancini
Positano is one of the most beautiful places in the world. It would have been astonishing if wealthy Romans had not already discovered the place. That there were ruins on this site is almost a d’oh, not to take anything from the professionals who have worked so hard to uncover it.
To: Bellflower
I haven’t been to Positano but apparently the church is still there and one of the sights of the town—a medieval church later redecorated, with a Byzantine icon of the Black Madonna and a 1599 painting of the circumcision of Jesus (not a common theme for paintings). If the villa was found 24 meters below the church I assume they could uncover the Roman art without damaging the church.
To: mancini
Sure wish you could get Amalfi Sfusato lemons here!
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05/21/2016 9:31:38 PM PDT
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elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
To: AndyJackson
The Romans of the time would assume that everything had been destroyed by the volcano. Then of course who would want to live and build there after a volcano had killed the previous occupants?
I have to wonder how many generations passed before people started building there again?
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05/22/2016 1:55:07 AM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: SunkenCiv
Just returned from Italy. Spent four days on the Amalfi coast staying at a five star hotel in Positano. No idea this type of archeology work was underway until I read this article. They describe the Amalfi coast as being sun kissed ... couldn't prove it by my visit it rained a good portion of the time we visited. Nevertheless it is beautiful area. Great food as well, one family owned restaurant Costantino’s impressed us ... we had dinner there twice.
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05/22/2016 2:51:59 AM PDT
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BluH2o
To: BluH2o
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05/22/2016 5:37:36 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
To: Godebert
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05/22/2016 6:11:23 AM PDT
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mancini
To: Verginius Rufus
Wow, the church sounds unique with a black Madonna, and a painting of The LORD being circumcised. I wonder why they painted a black Madonna. It would be fun to visit it. Thanks for the interesting info.
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05/22/2016 4:37:21 PM PDT
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Bellflower
(It's not that there isn't any evidence of God, it's that everything is evidence of God.)
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