[SunkenCiv]

Entrance stairs in the main room of the Cividale Hypogeum. Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

[Squantos]

Was stationed in Aviano in the 70’s ...... consumed as much of the history as possible. Love that area at the foot of the Dolomites and the rest of the Alps.

Thanks for the read...

[Albion Wilde]

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[cloudmountain]

VERY interesting. I never knew that before.
I had to look up hypogeum!

[Organic Panic]

As with most constructs in human history it is either for food or alcohol. Fornicating is pretty high on the list too but why would you go way down ib to a dungeon......?

[colorado tanker]

I guess we can rule out a man-cave since they didn’t have big screen TV’s back then.