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Jan
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Major archaeological discovery in Rome
VERY EXCITED.
Cool.
Archaeologists have presented the completed excavation of a 900-seat auditorium under Rome’s Piazza Venezia, which they are hailing as the city’s most significant discovery since the Roman Forum was unearthed 80 years ago.
The ancient arts complex or “Athenaeum”, which lies 5.5m underground, dates to 123 AD. It comprises three halls whose 13m-high arched ceilings and terraced marble seating once provided space for Rome’s noblemen to listen to poetry and philosophy. Its construction is believed to have been funded by Emperor Hadrian, who was a keen patron of the arts.
