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Nero's rotating banquet hall unveiled in Rome
AP on Yahoo ^
| 9/29/09
| Marta Falconi - ap
Posted on 09/29/2009 12:55:36 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
ROME – Archaeologists on Tuesday unveiled what they think are the remains of Roman emperor Nero's extravagant banquet hall, a circular space that rotated day and night to imitate the Earth's movement and impress his guests.
The room, part of Nero's Golden Palace, a sprawling residence built in the first century A.D., is thought to have been built to entertain government officials and VIPs, said lead archaeologist Francoise Villedieu.
The emperor, known for his lavish and depraved lifestyle, ruled from 37 A.D. to 68 A.D.
The dig so far has turned up the foundations of the room, the rotating mechanism underneath and part of an attached space believed to be the kitchens, she said.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ancientrome; archaeology; banquethall; godsgravesglyphs; nero; romanempire; rome; rotating; unveiled
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To: Feasor13
“Biden reminds me of Claudius”
Claudius was smarter than Biden.
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:04:25 PM PDT
by
TexasRepublic
(Obama = Jim Jones coercing us into suicide on a national scale)
To: NormsRevenge
"Rotating Banquet"
Giant Lazy Susan
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:30:29 PM PDT
by
wolfcreek
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
To: Pharmboy
Come on! He had the weight of the world.......
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:31:43 PM PDT
by
wolfcreek
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
To: NormsRevenge; SunkenCiv
The stuff they’re finding nowadays in Rome is unbelieveable.
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posted on
09/29/2009 6:06:53 PM PDT
by
wildbill
(You're just jealous because the Voices talk only to me.)
To: wolfcreek
OK...."Weight of the world...or...getting some...weight of the world...getting some??? Weight of the world!!"
What a loser...
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posted on
09/29/2009 6:09:32 PM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(The Stone Age did not end because they ran out of stones...)
To: TexasRepublic; Feasor13
““Biden reminds me of Claudius”
Claudius was smarter than Biden.””
Definitely.
Tatt
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posted on
09/29/2009 6:22:19 PM PDT
by
thesearethetimes...
("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." DorothyBernard)
To: thesearethetimes...
Maybe Biden has a reserve of secret intelligence that no one knows about and acts the fool and is looked down upon like Claudius.
I was reading up about Caligula and it’s strange how his rise parallels that of the Kenyan. Both followed in the footsteps of supposedly bad leaders and were anointed as the greatest things ever when they came to power and then the luster wore off.
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posted on
09/29/2009 8:04:25 PM PDT
by
Feasor13
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
09/30/2009 1:26:16 AM PDT
by
americanophile
(Sarcasm: satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language.)
To: centurion316
Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus ...
mmm ... mmm ... mmm
Changed his name to Nero
mmm ... mmm ... mmm
Because it was easier to spell
mmm ... mmm ... mmm
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posted on
09/30/2009 7:08:47 AM PDT
by
MrsEmmaPeel
(a government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have)
To: nufsed
You’re right. Nero was born in 37, and ruled from 54-68. Probably the author got confused with “ruled” and “born”.
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posted on
09/30/2009 7:10:24 AM PDT
by
MrsEmmaPeel
(a government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have)
To: SunkenCiv
Good thing Caligula preceded Nero. Actually made him appear normal - at least for a while.
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posted on
09/30/2009 1:20:49 PM PDT
by
colorado tanker
(Barack Obama is an old Kenyan word for Jimmy Carter)
To: colorado tanker
And of course, Caligula, being his uncle, and having had incestuous relations will all of his own sisters, *may* have been Nero’s father. I didn’t check the chronology of that statement though, nobody banish me to the salt mines of Numidia, please...
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posted on
09/30/2009 5:13:49 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: Pharmboy
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posted on
09/30/2009 5:14:07 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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