Rome is the capital of the world. This was there Italian capital at the time of the Roman Empire, the centre of the world.
And today the city returns to center stage thanks to the project Hydraulics of the Colosseum which analyzes, through the sewers of theFlavian amphitheaterthe civilization of two thousand years ago.
We will put the archaeological data into a system, integrating them, including those conducted on the elevations of the hypogea, with more specifically hydraulic data. Without neglecting the ancient sources that are never completely explicit
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Civilizations in Roman times
The discoveries made by archaeologists also concern our animal friends: together with the bones of bears, lions and leopards, some remains of dogs. And not just any dog, but dachshund dogs!
It is thought that these were used for the hunting shows, called hunting, which took place inside the amphitheater. Such hunting trips were organized to entertain the Roman public. But not only. Researchers speculate that dachshunds were also used to fight each other.
The origins of the Dachshund
The Dachshund breedtherefore, could have very ancient originscontrary to what has been thought up to now. In fact, it is said that the Teckels descend from the Pinscher and the Bassett Hound and it seems they were bred only starting from the 18th century.
Instead, these researches show how race was already present two thousand years ago and as if it were already at the center of interest of theelite Roman. In short, Queen Elizabeth was not the only one to be interested in sausage dogs, which have been successful since the time of the centurions.
The results of the research on the hydraulic system and the sewage collector of the Flavian Amphitheater were presented today.
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