Posted on 09/29/2009 12:55:36 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
ROME Archaeologists on Tuesday unveiled what they think are the remains of Roman emperor Nero's extravagant banquet hall, a circular space that rotated day and night to imitate the Earth's movement and impress his guests.
The room, part of Nero's Golden Palace, a sprawling residence built in the first century A.D., is thought to have been built to entertain government officials and VIPs, said lead archaeologist Francoise Villedieu.
The emperor, known for his lavish and depraved lifestyle, ruled from 37 A.D. to 68 A.D.
The dig so far has turned up the foundations of the room, the rotating mechanism underneath and part of an attached space believed to be the kitchens, she said.
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OK does Omama = Nero or Caliglia?
Does it include a vomitorium?
He didn’t rule from 37 to 68. It was 54 to 68. He was born in 37.
Morons. Those are his birth and death dates. He came to power in 54, if I remember correctly.
Just in time for Obama to build one for the White House.
(knock knock knock knock knock knock knock knock knock knock)
That must be the first architect now. Ah, yes. It’s Mr. Wiggin of Ironside and Malone.
MR. WIGGIN: Good morning, gentlemen. Uh, this is a twelve-storey block combining classical neo-Georgian features with all the advantages of modern design. Uhh, the tenants arrive in the entrance hall here, are carried along the corridor on a conveyor belt in extreme comfort and past murals depicting Mediterranean scenes, towards the rotating knives. The last twenty feet of the corridor are heavily soundproofed. The blood pours down these chutes and the mangled flesh slurps into these large contai—
CITY GENT #1: Excuse me.
MR. WIGGIN: Hmm?
CITY GENT #1: Uh, did you say ‘knives’?
MR. WIGGIN: Uh, rotating knives. Yes.
CITY GENT #2: Are you, uh, proposing to slaughter our tenants?
MR. WIGGIN: Does that not fit in with your plans?
Thanks for the post. Interesting article.
Rotating banquet hall Ping
“I wouldn’t become a Mason now if you got down on your lousy stinking knees and begged me!”
Don’t know about comparing Obama to Nero or Caligula but Biden reminds me of Claudius.
Nothing like finding the Antichrist’s dining hall.
..eeewww, looks like some kind’a shawn penn punk.
What a great artist the world lost in him!
Yes!
(31 or) 27 B.C. - 14 A.D.Augustus
14 - 37 Tiberius
37 - 41 Caligula
41 - 54 Claudius
54 - 68 Nero
Year of the 4 Emperors
68 - 69 Galba
Lol...not really.....he was nusto.
Nero Claudius Ceasar Augustus, Umm, Umm, Umm
Equal Work for Equal Pay
Nero Claudius Ceasar Augustus, Umm, Umm, Umm
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