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Added on the 09/05/2017 - Copyright : Barry Wright Inspirational Photography
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Rome (Italy), Jul 16 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Álvaro Padilla) The soil of Rome continues to reveal surprises, the last one of the stones that marked the sacred limits of the capital of the Empire, an unprecedented finding in more than a century that gives new information on the development of the city over time. SOUNDBITES BY DANIELA PORRO, SUPERINTENDENT OF CULTURE OF ROMETRANSLATION-The discovery is exceptional because the landmark was found in its original position and is perfectly preserved.- From the political point of view it sends us an important message because it shows the will of the Emperor Claudius to expand the limits of the city.
Rome (Italy), May 5, EFE, (Camera: Jorge Ortiz).- The sinking of several paving stones in the square in front of the Pantheon in Rome, which occurred a week ago, has now allowed archaeologists to find the original pavement dated back to second century AD, during the time of the Emperor Hadrian.FOOTAGE OF THE SINKHOLE IN FRONT OF THE ROMAN PANTHEON AND SOUNDBITES BY SABLE BAUMGARTNER, AN ARCHAEOLOGIST.TRANSLATION:"These are plaques from the pavement of the square in front of the Pantheon from Roman times. It should be from the phase of the second century after Christ, the phase of the emperor Hadrian when he raised and re-paved the square in front of the Pantheon. There are seven different, large plates. A row of seven plates that can be seen here and another one that can be seen under the ground, also preserved next to the first row".
Rome, 1943. La ville est occupée par les nazis. La vie de milliers de Juifs est en danger. Au Vatican, état neutre à l'intérieur des frontières de Rome, le pape Pie XII lutte pour sauver la ville de la faim et de la destruction. De son côté, la belle Miriam vit avec sa famille dans le ghetto juif de la ville.