I visited the Roman Mint 77 A.D.
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I took a short holiday and went to Rome. I had a great time, saw the neat stuff, but the best part was going to St. Clement's Church.
St. Clement's is a church about 300 yards from the Colosseum. It was built in the 12th Century and is built on one of the earliest Christian churches, built in the 4th Century.
The church is named after the third Pope, St. Clements. The original 4th Century church was destroted by the Normans (Vikings) around 1000 ad. and filled in with earth. The "new" 12th Century church was built on top.
However, under the 4th Century church is this:
This is a gap between two buldings from around 77 (Imagine open air above).
After Nero's palace, which covered the area, was destroyed in 68 ad it was built. Nero was expunged and anything related to him was destroyed his name to be forgotten forever - Soviet style!
The Colosseum was built on Nero's lake between 72 and 80.
The building on the right is a house used as a schoolhouse where they taught the Mithric religon. Notice the brick walls - very typical of Roman buliding from the period. It is belived that the main caretaker of the Colosseum lived there as well.
Notice the wall on the left, it is made of very large blocks of stone and there were no windows ever found. It is an unusually secure building for the time. It turns out to be the Second Mint of Rome!
Here is one of the vaults:
There are a series of these vault rooms which archeologists had to break through the walls to enter each one. (the doorways are new) There is a natural spring which flooded the excavation when this area was dug out. (the old SF Mint has a natural spring as well) You can see the floor boards put in to cover the drainage ditch.
An area not dug out but known is the large courtyard in the center of the complex which gave Mint workmen plenty of light to work.
When the 4th Century Church was built they filled in the Mint and school and built right on top. Now you can go down through history and see all the different times mostly intact.
St. Clement's is a church about 300 yards from the Colosseum. It was built in the 12th Century and is built on one of the earliest Christian churches, built in the 4th Century.
The church is named after the third Pope, St. Clements. The original 4th Century church was destroted by the Normans (Vikings) around 1000 ad. and filled in with earth. The "new" 12th Century church was built on top.
However, under the 4th Century church is this:
This is a gap between two buldings from around 77 (Imagine open air above).
After Nero's palace, which covered the area, was destroyed in 68 ad it was built. Nero was expunged and anything related to him was destroyed his name to be forgotten forever - Soviet style!
The Colosseum was built on Nero's lake between 72 and 80.
The building on the right is a house used as a schoolhouse where they taught the Mithric religon. Notice the brick walls - very typical of Roman buliding from the period. It is belived that the main caretaker of the Colosseum lived there as well.
Notice the wall on the left, it is made of very large blocks of stone and there were no windows ever found. It is an unusually secure building for the time. It turns out to be the Second Mint of Rome!
Here is one of the vaults:
There are a series of these vault rooms which archeologists had to break through the walls to enter each one. (the doorways are new) There is a natural spring which flooded the excavation when this area was dug out. (the old SF Mint has a natural spring as well) You can see the floor boards put in to cover the drainage ditch.
An area not dug out but known is the large courtyard in the center of the complex which gave Mint workmen plenty of light to work.
When the 4th Century Church was built they filled in the Mint and school and built right on top. Now you can go down through history and see all the different times mostly intact.
Rick Snow, Eagle Eye Rare Coins, Inc.Check out my new web site:
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