Alexandria's founded by Alexander

Alexandria's founded by Alexander the Great (by year BC): 334 Alexandria in Troia (Turkey) - 333 Alexandria at Issus/Alexandrette (Iskenderun, Turkey) - 332 Alexandria of Caria/by the Latmos (Alinda, Turkey) - 331 Alexandria Mygdoniae - 331 Alexandria (Egypt) - 330 Alexandria Ariana (Herat, Afghanistan) - 330 Alexandria of the Prophthasia/in Dragiana/Phrada (Farah, Afghanistan) - 330 Alexandria in Arachosia (Kandahar, Afghanistan) - 330 Alexandria in the Caucasus (Begram, Afghanistan) - 329 Alexandria of the Paropanisades (Ghazni, Afghanistan) - 329 Alexandria Eschate or Ultima (Khodjend, Tajikistan) - 329 Alexandria on the Oxus (Termez, Afghanistan) - 328 Alexandria in Margiana (Merv, Turkmenistan) - 326 Alexandria Nicaea (on the Hydaspes, India) - 326 Alexandria Bucephala (on the Hydaspes, India) - 325 Alexandria Sogdia - 325 Alexandria Oreitide - 325 Alexandria in Opiene / Alexandria on the Indus (confluence of Indus & Acesines, India) - 325 Alexandria Rambacia (Bela, Pakistan) - 325 Alexandria Xylinepolis (Patala, India) - 325 Alexandria in Carminia (Gulashkird, Iran) - 324 Alexandria-on-the-Tigris/Antiochia-in-Susiana/Charax (Spasinou Charax on the Tigris, Iraq) - ?Alexandria of Carmahle? (Kahnu)

Thursday, February 4, 2021

At last, the Domus Tiberiana is made accessible

It is not always about discovering and excavating a site, it is also about making that site available to the public. It is very nice to see the pictures or short videos, but there is nothing like experiencing the visit of an archaeological site by yourself.

Domus Tiberiana - View from the Regia area
[Credit: Parco archeologico del Colosseo]

The good news these days is that after being closed for 40 years, the Domus Tiberiana, the Villa of Emperor Tiberius will be made accessible to the public by the end of this year. This edifice is part of the Palatine Hill and is located inside the perimeter of the archaeological park of the Coliseum in Rome.

Excavations carried out occasionally in the 1800s and in the 1900s had exposed sections of Tiberius' Villa and currently a new room is being unearthed that surely will expose the splendor of his days.

The Villa site has been scrutinized and excavated since the 1600s when it was used as a dump. In the next underlying layer, the remains of an entire family were exposed. They counted seven people that could have been killed during epidemic or another traumatic event that occurred in the 1200s. Digging deeper, coins from the 7th century were found and below that layer the remains of a wall with a lamp still standing intact inside a niche were unearthed and belonged to the 4th century AD.

The plan is to organize the visit of the Domus Tiberiana in such a way that the visitor can access several rooms that will include showcases displaying the luxuries of daily life.

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