The Praetorian Barracks? Sure! Take Line C and get out at Amba Aradam.
May 18, 2016 12:47 AM Subscribe
Between the Baths of Caracalla and the Basilica of St John in Lateran, 10 metres beneath Via Ipponio. It measures 900 square metres and 39 rooms, and apparently it's apparently one of at least four Praetorian barracks in the area.
Ancient cities and modern excavatations often collide
My first memorable experience on Rome's public transport (in 2002) was an attempted pickpocketing. I have a love/love relationship with Rome. Any visit to Europe that includes Rome is, for me, a good visit. But then, I don't have to live there.
(I actually hit "post" while still composing - I had a couple more links I wanted to add:
The new line is supposed to run up to 80 metres below modern ground level, below the archaeological remains. But it has to come up for air and that's where the fun begins.
They are apparently still hoping for a 2020 opening. Perhaps it will even materialise enough money to stabilise Pompeii.)
posted by Autumn Leaf at 3:42 AM on May 18, 2016
(I actually hit "post" while still composing - I had a couple more links I wanted to add:
The new line is supposed to run up to 80 metres below modern ground level, below the archaeological remains. But it has to come up for air and that's where the fun begins.
They are apparently still hoping for a 2020 opening. Perhaps it will even materialise enough money to stabilise Pompeii.)
posted by Autumn Leaf at 3:42 AM on May 18, 2016
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This metro line is supposed to connect the already existing Linea A & Linea B, forming a sort of triangle around/through the historical center. But it has already had more station revisions that I can count (i.e. we'll put a station here. Whoops, archeological soundings say maybe not a good idea.) and it hasn't even hit the center yet, much less crossed it. You should see the massive safeguards in place for the construction being done at the Colosseo/new Foro station interchange.
*I have a love/hate relationship with public transport here. I am sympathetic to the problems incurred when digging down a mere 8 meters means you'll probably hit some sort of important ruins. But when confronted with any other public transport system I encountered throughout my travels in Europe, it seems fairly shabby and half assed in many places. On the other hand, Dog knows it beats the literal pants off the crappy options in my hometown of Dallas.
posted by romakimmy at 2:41 AM on May 18, 2016 [2 favorites]