Rome is set to incorporate a massive Roman barracks in a new undergound station. Photo: Archaeological Superintendency Rome
Posted on 05/21/2016 5:27:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Rome authorities are set to build the world's first 'archaeological underground station' around an ancient Roman barracks which came to light during works to build a new underground station.
The remains of a second century imperial barracks were found nine metres below street level in November, when construction began on Amba Aradam-Ipponio station on the city's new metro Line C.
The 1,753 square-metre ruin contains some 39 rooms, many of which contain original mosaics and frescoes.
Lying so deep under the city, it was impossible for modern survey equipment to detect the ruin before work began. But work on the station is ploughing on in spite of the incredible, yet inconvenient, find.
The city's archaeological superintendent, Francesco Prosperetti, promised on Monday that the building site would not be closed and that the ruins would be safeguarded so that future passengers could enjoy them.
"Work havs not been stopped, instead we will find a use of space which will allow the extraordinary archaeological heritage beneath the Roman soil to become part of the city's modern infrastructure," Prosperetti said.
Authorities are now considering incorporating the barracks in one large metro stop-cum-museum structure.
Authorities say the find won't affect the cost of the new station, which is located close between the iconic Colosseum and Imperial forum, as the budget for Line C already includes generous allowances for dealing with inevitable archaeological finds.
According to Rome City council, Amba Aradam-Ipponio will be operational by 2021 but Line C is said to be the slowest and most expensive metro line in the world.
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Rome is set to incorporate a massive Roman barracks in a new undergound station. Photo: Archaeological Superintendency Rome
Photo: Archaeological Superintendency Rome
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Rome Metro Line Runs Into Roman Barracks And Burial Ground
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Thank you, SunkenCiv
Incredible. Thanks.
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That is impressive stone work
The Romans sure had good lighting..
Great idea.. Find some ruins, build a museum around them. Looks like solid construction from that pic..
When excavating the crypt for repairs they found the remains of a Roman villa - it's plasterwork shown here -
It now sort of a museum and well worth a trip.
Those ancient Romans were a bit like Kilroy... everywhere...:^)
SunkenCiv, your name is oddly appropriate. It appears that a lot of antiquity literally sinks into the ground.
It’s taken Rome forever to finish their subway system - it’s like digging with an archaeologist’s brush - every few feet they’d run into some artifact.
:’) Thanks Laz.
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