Posted on 03/30/2006 9:34:39 AM PST by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of a Roman presence long before the traditonal date of Roman settlement in 180 BCE - corroborating Roman historian Livy's account of the great Carthaginian general Hannibal passing through Lucca in 217 BCE... The discovery came after other finds last year which highlighted how Lucca thrived because of its strategic position on the main road that led towards Gaul. Among the treasures turned up were the remains of a well-preserved 2nd-century BC Roman house. Other digs have traced Lucca's beginnings under the Etruscans, a people who once ruled much of central Italy including Rome. Lucca's foundation by the Etruscans became official last March when experts found... a ceremonial goblet dating to the VI century BC... It has long been known that there were Etruscan settlements around the famous walled city but this was the first time an Etruscan object had been found at its heart.
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Thank you SO much for posting this. I will be traveling to Italy this summer and Lucca is one of the planned stops.
If you're going to be in southern Italy,don't miss Pompeii...or Capri.They're both fairly close to Naples.
Also note,southern Italy in the summer is hot,hot,HOT!
And humid!
It's what they use in CA universities and colleges now, too. If you do not, your paper is downgraded.
To confederacy - lucky you!
Sounds like a First Amendment issue to me,particularly if you're talking State universities.All must be free to use either "BC" or "BCE".
I wonder if the ACLU would take the case?
My pleasure, have a great time, and (ahem) don't forget to post digital photos of any GGG stuff you encounter. ;')
some sidebars:
I've heard that the Sistine Chapel is closed on Mondays (must be they have to dust).
Michelangelo's "Doni tondo" (The Holy Family with the infant St. John the Baptist) can be seen at the Uffizi in Florence, and may be a good prelude to seeing the ceiling (if you are going to do that).
Luna, Italy:
http://archaeology.about.com/od/lterms/g/luna.htm
"in Gubbio, Italy, Dr. Walter L. Alvarez discovered a thin clay layer with an unusually high concentration of iridium. This layer was found at the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T) Boundary."
You're on. :')
We were in Naples a couple of years ago. In February! It was lovely. Didn't get to Pompeii, because we had spent ten days in Rome and I overdrew my husband's patience by spending too much time looking at what he refers to as "rubble". Next time for sure.
This trip will be Pisa, Cortuna, Bologna and Lucca. Can't wait!
LOL! Your husband's "rubble" comment reminds me of my sister's visit to Rome. After three days in the city, he told her he was tired of "looking at all this old stuff."
Hah!
To be fair, I'm a tireless "rubble" explorer. I'm sure it drives most people nuts.
Oh Civ, that was neat referring back to where the GGG name came from. Thanx!
I'm currently reading a 'narrative' history of Britain, and have just gone thru the Roman period. Your thread makes me want a good 'narrative' history of the roman empire. (I can only read good stories...if it's tooo dry I fall asleep! ;) Anyone have suggestions?
Tough call. I've enjoyed a couple, that I'll have to post to you later, because A) I'm at work, and B) I'm drawing a blank. :')
Have you read Colleen McCullough's series?
No I haven't but I'll check the name out thanx!
Whoops. Somehow I replied to the wrong FReeper. Sorry.
Confederacy of Dunces, please see my original reply:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1606221/posts?page=10#10
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1st Century AD
by Derek WilliamsAt Empire's Edge:
Exploring Rome's
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