Rome's ancient underwater party city became an unlikely tourist attraction

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Statues and ruins of a 2,000-year-old resort, famed for luxury and vice, are now a marine visitor attraction.

Mosaics that date from the third century and are just a small part of the remains uncovered as Baiae, now a vast undersea archaeological park, began to emerge from its watery grave. The site has become an unlikely tourism destination, even as work continues to uncover more ruins.

“It was incredible,” said archaeologist Gallochio, who manages the undersea park. “In this area alone, we have found 20 rooms. There is still so much to discover, but it is a job that will take years.”

Archaeologists have found dozens of antiques, most recently a huge marble column. Gallochio described Baiae as the Monte Carlo of the ancient Roman era, a place where the rich and powerful went to enjoy the balmy climate, quaff wine, eat oysters and indulge every pleasure imaginable.

Baiae was built on the slopes of the Campi Flegrei supervolcano, and its initial attraction was its hot springs.  “It was a spa town, where people believed that any illness could be cured,” said Gallochio. “Emperor Hadrian died in Baiae: he probably came here towards the end of his life as he sought a final cure.”

By the fourth century, a large swathe of the town had begun to sink as a result of bradyseism, where volcanic activity causes the level of the earth to rise and fall.

Source - The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/30/baiae-naples-ancient-rome-party-town-)

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Sometimes I romanticize Roman culture but then I watch Tasting History with Max Miller and remember everything tasted like vinegar or see a statue and remember they valued tiny pp's and then I'm like you know what I just really like the art and being a spectator.

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5 minutes ago, Chomby said:

Sometimes I romanticize Roman culture but then I watch Tasting History with Max Miller and remember everything tasted like vinegar or see a statue and remember they valued tiny pp's and then I'm like you know what I just really like the art and being a spectator.

That sounds like something only americans would say 

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Ancient Romans: 

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1 hour ago, HiddenWeirdo said:

That sounds like something only americans would say 

Does everywhere else love vinegar and small pp's?

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31 minutes ago, Chomby said:

Does everywhere else love vinegar and small pp's?

Your view of Roman history is so limited that I won't even respond to that 

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4 minutes ago, HiddenWeirdo said:

Your view of Roman history is so limited that I won't even respond to that 

Well first off, you already did. Also my knowledge of Roman history isn't limited to that, I was making a joke.

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38 minutes ago, Chomby said:

Does everywhere else love vinegar and small pp's?

Romans/Greeks, and later Renaissance sculptors, made the c*cks small because bigs d*cks were considered laughable and ridiculous (at least in sculpture), hence the word priapism 

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9 minutes ago, TheDemonIClingTo said:

Romans/Greeks, and later Renaissance sculptors, made the c*cks small because bigs d*cks were considered laughable and ridiculous (at least in sculpture), hence the word priapism 

Which is derived from the minor Greek god Priapus who had a constant massive erection and derived over agriculture

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5 minutes ago, Chomby said:

Which is derived from the minor Greek god Priapus who had a constant massive erection and derived over agriculture

And I'd bet that one hasn't got a single statue in his honor 

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Party City?

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1 minute ago, RAMROD said:

Party City?

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50 minutes ago, TheDemonIClingTo said:

And I'd bet that one hasn't got a single statue in his honor 

No, there are and plenty of frescos.

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4 hours ago, Chomby said:

Sometimes I romanticize Roman culture but then I watch Tasting History with Max Miller and remember everything tasted like vinegar or see a statue and remember they valued tiny pp's and then I'm like you know what I just really like the art and being a spectator.

In Greek culture first and foremost (and maybe later for the Romans), there was a distinction between apollonic (an ideal related to the order, light, beauty) and dyonisiac (and ideal related to chaos, the night, vulgarity etc). Statues meant for public display were supposed to show a socially acceptable view on the human body, hence the small genitalia. However, there were festivals that took place during the night, which were not governened by Apollo (the god of order), but by Dyonissos. So, if you think Ancient Greece and Rome lacked sexual depravation or debauchery, you are likely mistaken.

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3 hours ago, Chomby said:

Does everywhere else love vinegar and small pp's?

Can u stop shaming small penises lol that’s rude af