호텔 정원 아래에서 발견된 네로 극장의 고대 로마 유적

고고학자들에 따르면 오랫동안 사라진 로마 황제 네로의 제국 극장 유적이 로마의 한 호텔 정원 아래에서 발견되었습니다.

Nero의 극장은 발견된 적이 없으며 주로 고대 로마의 작가이자 철학자인 Pliny the Elder에 의해서만 고대 로마 텍스트에서 언급되었습니다.

고고학자들은 2020년부터 프레스코화 르네상스 건물에 대한 계획된 개조 공사의 일환으로 Palazzo della Rovere의 벽으로 둘러싸인 정원 아래 깊은 곳을 발굴해 왔습니다.

궁전은 바티칸 근처의 성 베드로 광장으로 이어지는 넓은 Via della Conciliazione을 따라 도시 블록을 차지합니다.

이곳은 성지의 기독교인을 위한 기금 마련을 위해 호텔에 공간을 임대한 고대 바티칸 기사단의 본거지입니다.

관리들은 발굴 조사 결과가 로마 제국에서 15세기까지 로마 역사의 지층에 대한 보기 드문 시각을 제공한다는 점에서 “예외적”이라고 환영했습니다.

발견된 것 중에는 로마에서 이 시기에 대해 알려진 것이 거의 없기 때문에 특이한 AD 10세기 유리 색 받침과 도자기 조각이 있습니다.

네로는 서기 37년에 태어나 16세에 권력을 잡은 로마의 다섯 번째 황제였습니다.

그는 아마도 폭군으로 가장 잘 알려져 있었을 것입니다.

이 유적지의 수석 고고학자인 마르지아 디 멘토(Marzia Di Mento)는 이전에는 그 시대의 유리 성배가 7개밖에 발견되지 않았으며 이 한 유적지의 발굴에서 7개가 더 발견되었다고 언급했습니다.

그녀는 그들이 극장 무대 장식의 일부일 가능성이 가장 높은 대리석 기둥을 발견했다고 말했다.

“그것들은 가치가 높은 기둥입니다.”라고 그녀는 말했습니다.

고고학자들은 또한 금박으로 장식된 석고를 발견하여 네로의 극장이 실제로 Tiber 강 바로 옆에 위치한 장소에 있었다고 결론지었습니다.

레오나르도 비스콘티 디 모드로네(Leonardo Visconti di Modrone) 예루살렘 성묘 기사단 총독은 고고학적 발견을 알리는 기자 회견에서 새로운 호텔 체인이 포시즌스(Four Seasons)라는 사실을 확인했습니다.

관리들은 휴대용 유물은 박물관으로 옮겨지고 극장 구조 자체의 폐허는 모든 연구가 완료된 후 다시 덮을 것이라고 말했습니다.

뉴스 보도에 따르면 이 호텔은 약 3천만 명의 사람들과 순례자들이 로마로 몰려들 것으로 예상되는 바티칸의 2025년 희년에 맞춰 문을 열 것으로 예상됩니다.

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Ancient Roman ruins of Nero’s Theatre discovered under hotel garden

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A view of an archaeological dig site with roman ruins surrounded by old orange and white italian buildings — The excavation site is in front of the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia.(AP: Andrew Medichini)

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The ruins of the long-lost imperial theatre of Roman emperor Nero have been found under the garden of a hotel in Rome, according to archaeologists.

Several tinty pieces of eramic roman ruins and artificacts layed out on a table with one in the shape of a statue head — First century AD Roman artefacts were found during the excavation.(AP: Andrew Medichini)

Nero’s Theatre had never been found and was only referred to in ancient Roman texts primarily by Pliny the Elder, an ancient Roman author and philosopher.

Archaeologists had been excavating deep under the walled garden of the Palazzo della Rovere since 2020 as part of planned renovations on the frescoed Renaissance building.

The palazzo takes up a city block along the broad Via della Conciliazione leading to Saint Peter’s Square near the Vatican.

It is home to an ancient Vatican chivalric order that leases the space to a hotel to raise money for Christians in the Holy Land.

Officials hailed the findings from the excavation as “exceptional”, given they provide a rare look at a stratum of Roman history from the Roman Empire through to the fifteenth century AD.

Among the discoveries are 10th century AD glass coloured goblets and pottery pieces that are unusual because so little is known about this period in Rome.

Nero was the fifth emperor of Rome, born in 37 AD and rose to power at the age of 16.

He was perhaps best known for being tyrannical.

A large domed cathedral room with crates on either side of the wall full of discovered roman artifacts — Archaeologists found dozens of artefacts dating back to the first century AD.(AP: Andrew Medichini)

Marzia Di Mento, the site’s chief archaeologist, noted that previously only seven glass chalices of the era had been found, and that the excavations of this one site turned up seven more.

She said they found marble columns that were most likely part of the decorations of the theatre’s stage.

“They are columns of high value,” she said.

the side of an ancient wall that is decorated with a fresco painting in an archaeological dig site — A fresco painting is seen on a wall in the excavation site.(AP: Andrew Medichini)

The archaeologists also found gold-leaf decorated plaster, leading them to conclude that Nero’s Theatre was indeed there, located at the site just off the Tiber River.

The governor-general of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, Leonardo Visconti di Modrone, confirmed during a news conference announcing the archaeological discovery that the incoming hotel chain was the Four Seasons.

Artefacts Nero's Theatre landscape — First century AD Roman artefacts were found during the excavation of Nero’s Theatre.(AP: Andrew Medichini)

a collection of ancient medieval artefacts including ceramic jugs displayed on a table — Medieval artefacts, dated between AD 10 – 14, were found in the site.(AP: Andrew Medichini)

An ancient roman rock artifact in the shape of a face on a table next to other rock ruins — A double-faced head statue of the Roman god Janus, approximately dated to the first century AD, was among the findings.(AP: Andrew Medichini)

An archaeological dig site with ruins visible and deep holes and people standing around — The excavation site is under the garden of a future Four Season’s Hotel near the Vatican.(AP: Andrew Medichini)

a hand holding an ancient broken piece of bone with circle holes punctured through and several others on a table below — Pieces of bone used to carve Christian rosary beads, approximately dated to AD 14, were found in the ruins.(AP: Andrew Medichini)

an ancient broken glass goblet with hands behind holding it down on a table — A Medieval glass, dated to AD 14, was among the findings.(AP: Andrew Medichini)

Three people kneeling over some roman era ruins surrounded by a room full of artifacts — Archaeologists inspected the findings from the site.(AP: Andrew Medichini)

A man standing in an archaeological dig site holding a brush with other tools and a man around — Archaeologists excavated ruins dating back to the 1st century AD.(AP: Andrew Medichini)

square glass window panes with a view of an archaeological dig site and old italian buildings — The excavation site can be seen from neihbouring buildings.(AP: Andrew Medichini)

Officials said the portable antiquities would be moved to a museum, while the ruins of the theatre structure itself would be covered again after all studies are completed.

News reports have said the hotel is expected to be open in time for the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee, when an estimated 30 million people and pilgrims are expected to flock to Rome.

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