Transcript 0:00 · on the occasion of a new opening on the 0:02 · Palatine hill we can ask today what was 0:05 · the domus to biriana this massive 0:08 · fellatial structure attributed to the 0:10 · emperor Tiberius the successor of 0:12 · Augustus now we get access to portions 0:15 · of this Palace that were not opened for 0:19 · 50 years from the position on the Roman 0:22 · form it's the domus tubidiana palace 0:24 · that we see dominating the landscape and 0:28 · now we're getting access to it · Original terrace of the complex, original House of Tiberius 0:30 · when we look at the top of the Palatine 0:32 · hill we can see this area delineated 0:35 · approximately 150 by 120 meters 0:39 · attributed to being the domicile of the 0:42 · emperor Tiberius 0:44 · and it's overlooking and distinct from 0:46 · the pre-existing sanctuary of Republican 0:50 · deities Victoria and Magnum Mater so 0:54 · somewhere on that large Terrace space 0:56 · you have the first house of Tiberius the 1:01 · stepson of Augustus who already had his 1:04 · own house on the Palatine Hill 1:06 · but so much of that Palace attributed to 1:10 · Tiberius is obscured by the Renaissance 1:13 · farnazi Gardens that we see here The 1:17 · Fountains and even the plantings on top 1:20 · of this massive terraced area few things 1:23 · remain on top 1:24 · an exception is this fish pond 1:27 · and when we look at the majority of the 1:30 · archaeological evidence around this area 1:33 · delineated as the Palace of Tiberius the 1:38 · structures are actually much later 1:42 · the earlier structures 1:44 · don't date to the time of Tiberius that 1:46 · we find in this platform rather they're 1:49 · attributed to Caligula the house of · House of Gaius (Caligula) 1:52 · Gaius that we know is attached to 1:57 · the house of Tiberius originally in this 2:00 · location 2:02 · subsequently that house is going to be 2:05 · destroyed as is the memory of Caligula 2:08 · but what comes in next that we have well 2:10 · preserved is this 130 meter long · Neronian cryptoporticus 2:14 · cryptoporticus this underground 2:16 · passageway that's attached to the 2:19 · platform and it dates the time of Nero 2:22 · this is Nero who's going to have his 2:23 · domesto transitoria Nero who will 2:26 · finally make the definitive domus Audi 2:29 · extending here from the Palatine Hill 2:31 · over to the Escalon 2:34 · after the fire of 80 its dimissions turn 2:37 · to have his hand in this palatial area · Domitianic additions 2:41 · and he's going to make a ramp and other 2:45 · structures leading down to the Palatine 2:48 · Hill giving a new definitive approach to 2:51 · the domus tiberiana 2:53 · and finally it's Hadrian that extends · Hadrianic additions 2:56 · the platform forward over the clevis 2:59 · Victoria that now we can have access to 3:02 · and extending over toward the Via Nova 3:06 · Street and that's the portion with these 3:08 · substructures that we're now going to 3:11 · access 3:12 · how can we get up to the domesdayana · Domitian's ramp into Domus Tiberiana (tour) 3:14 · today let's Ascend a portion of the ramp 3:18 · built by the mission again 3:21 · built in coordination with that idea of 3:23 · giving access to the Palace that 3:26 · emission is going to have his own Palace 3:27 · but in this case the ramp gives direct 3:30 · access to the domus tiberiana 3:34 · and this ramp has only been open for a 3:36 · number of years but it gives us an 3:38 · incredible insight into the connection 3:40 · to the lower Palace built by the mission 3:43 · which is now sentimentary Antigua church 3:45 · and we're ascending we can imagine 3:47 · ourselves being a guest someone of 3:50 · privilege zigzagging her way up 3:52 · immediately from The Forum to the domus 3:55 · to biriana 3:56 · and now with the new opening of the 3:58 · domus dubidiana we can turn right and 4:01 · we're going to go right onto the 4:03 · so-called Clevis vittori 4:05 · and we're now beneath those extended 4:08 · substructures built by Hadrian so pretty 4:11 · much everything we see here is hadrianic 4:14 · and it simply is an extension of the 4:16 · Terrace up on top on the Palatine Hill 4:18 · extending it forward 4:20 · and it is just magnificent 4:23 · so you can visit 4:25 · on the top and now you can visit down 4:26 · below 4:28 · and it's within some of these rooms 4:29 · these are going to be utilitarian spaces 4:31 · this is not going to be the private 4:32 · Apartments of the emperor that he was on 4:34 · top 4:35 · it's in these rooms that we now have 4:37 · Museum spaces 4:39 · that tell us the history of the · Museum collection: artifacts from the palace 4:41 · domesdayana so an image like this these 4:44 · materials out of terracotta the 4:46 · Terracotta plaques the drainage spouts 4:49 · these are going to be attributed to 4:52 · Republican houses that are ultimately 4:54 · obliterated by the construction of the 4:56 · domus diveriana here are a series of 4:58 · loom weights you can even reconstruct it 5:01 · here so there's all kinds of household 5:03 · activities taking place in the homes of 5:07 · the Republican period 5:08 · here is a nice rendition of the Palatine 5:13 · Hill in the time of Augustus there's his 5:15 · house there's the Temple of Apollo but 5:17 · the rest of it was houses like this this 5:20 · is known today as the house of Augustus 5:22 · but it actually is a house bought by 5:24 · Augustus and then buried and his house 5:27 · was placed on top and we have 5:29 · extraordinary frescoes preserved we're 5:32 · also going to see a series of frescoes 5:34 · preserved in the domus dibiriana that 5:37 · are contemporary with these buildings 5:40 · and these substructures dank the time of 5:43 · Hadrian so when we peer through this 5:46 · little Keyhole we can see this beautiful 5:48 · hadrianic fresco 5:50 · of leaves flowers and a bird 5:54 · here's something a little more simply 5:56 · rendered in the fourth Style again a lot 5:59 · of these spaces are utilitarian 6:02 · and we have a series of frescoes that we 6:05 · can't get access to but do exist on some 6:07 · of the substructures we can zoom in here 6:10 · to see a portion of it so there are lots 6:13 · of frescoes that Adorn the hadronic 6:15 · levels of the domus to biriana so there 6:19 · again we have the Republican temples and 6:21 · here again we have a new rendition of 6:24 · the elevation of the domus dividiana 6:26 · there are other ideas because nothing is 6:28 · definitive but what's found in the 6:30 · excavation are statues what's found in 6:33 · the excavation are going to be black and 6:35 · white Mosaic still left in C2 and other 6:38 · fragments of statues but tons of 6:41 · examples of the beautiful colored and 6:43 · white marbles that adored the private 6:47 · and public spaces of the domus de banana 6:49 · up above 6:51 · what an incredible Museum space at the 6:53 · same time looking down at the house of 6:56 · the Vestal virgins this portion of 6:58 · opacity is in the Palatine Museum above 7:02 · and so is this but they're both 7:03 · attributed to the domus tebiriana how 7:06 · extraordinary it was in the time of the 7:09 · mission in the time of Hadrian and the 7:11 · use of colored and white marbles it was 7:14 · something spectacular alabaster's 7:16 · serpentino por free and so on all on 7:20 · display we also have examples of the 7:22 · commonware the cookware we get some 7:24 · insight into the slaves that would have 7:26 · been here and manage this household and 7:28 · would feed the people that were coming 7:30 · to the Banquets of the Emperors we also 7:32 · get signs of daily life like dice 7:35 · we also get signs of daily life with 7:38 · countless ampharai that were used 7:40 · through the centuries as well as a great 7:42 · assortment of oil lamps that help us 7:45 · date the goings-on in the Palace of the 7:49 · mission over the centuries 7:53 · besides these substructures we can walk 7:56 · around to a number of terraces to 7:59 · appreciate the views of the domus 8:02 · dividiana 8:03 · and we can understand better the various 8:07 · stories that make up the domos dubidiana 8:11 · on many levels 8:13 · and it really is a place worth getting 8:17 · to know 8:19 · we have this great connection then down 8:22 · to the Forum below 8:24 · we have the piano Nobile the Royal floor 8:28 · above us and down below we have this 8:31 · tight connection with the Villanova with 8:34 · the house of the best of virgins 8:36 · coliseums in the distance it truly is 8:39 · extraordinary religion is a big part as 8:41 · well in the don't Mr biriana this is an 8:44 · alabaster tiger probably originally 8:46 · written by a statue of Bacchus or 8:49 · Dionysus 8:50 · we also have here this idq which depicts 8:55 · hypocratase the Egyptian god 8:57 · here's a marble seder again a companion 9:01 · of Dionysus a god of wine 9:05 · obviously important cult figure here 9:07 · here's a Kista maybe holding sacred 9:09 · implements and it is made of marble but 9:13 · to pick something made of wicker this is 9:16 · an oil lamp there's a whole series of 9:17 · these dating to the Severin period And 9:19 · it depicts Isis breastfeeding baby 9:22 · hypocrates next to the god serapis 9:27 · Isis is also present in Marble reliefs 9:30 · so we think about the importance of the 9:33 · prominence of this deity we also have 9:35 · with Kates and katopates the cult of 9:38 · mithvirus present in the domus tiberiana 9:41 · so this is an extraordinary site this is 9:44 · an incredible Palace and now it's 9:46 · accessible 9:48 · and keep in mind that the palace was a 9:50 · Papal possession from the 5th to the 8th 9:52 · centuries and in particular Pope John 9:55 · VII actually lived in the domes to 9:57 · biriana in the 8th century 10:01 · such an incredible location the domus to 10:03 · biriana we hope you liked it we hope you 10:06 · like ancient Rome live and you should 10:08 · 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Tiberius was a weird dude.......................
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