Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2687: peeling off the cocoon
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With Ye Tian's words, everyone looked at the surrounding walls and the ground under their feet again.
Same as before, everyone still found nothing, let alone any treasures.
"Stephen, stop pretending to be mysterious and tell me, what major secrets are hidden on the walls and floors of this wine cellar? I can't tell anyway.
And there are no obvious marks on the four walls or on the ground. We are not archaeologists or experts in identifying antique art, and our eyesight is quite limited."
Bishop Kent shook his head and said, and the rest of the people at the scene also shook their heads.
Obviously, even though Ye Tian gave the hint, everyone still found nothing.
Ye Tian glanced at everyone present, then said with a smile:
"Gentlemen, the secret I am talking about is actually the building materials used to build this wine cellar, that is, these stones and strips. It is through these building materials that I determined that this wine cellar was built
As we all know, in 107 AD, in order to commemorate the victory of the Romanian expedition and to show off his illustrious military exploits, Emperor Trajan ordered the construction of Trajan's Square not far away. For this purpose, he also flattened two hills in Rome.
Rome is located in a hilly area. At that time, there were seven hills in the city, collectively known as the 'Seven Hills of Rome'. In order to build Trajan's Forum, Emperor Trajan ordered the Capitoline Hill among the seven hills to be built. and Quilinare Mountain were razed to the ground.
In other words, the building materials used to build Trajan’s Square basically came from these two hills. In the next one or two thousand years, these building materials from the Capitoline Hill and the Quilinare Hill were used in Constantly being reused.
The Roman underground city located around Trajan's Square contains many stones and building fragments from those two hills. Regarding this, there should be no trace of this in the Trajan's Square ruins on the ground. Hard to find evidence.
The basement above this wine cellar and the basements of the two historical buildings just now are part of the Roman underground city, and in these three basements, you can see building materials from the ruins of Trajan's Square .
But in this wine cellar located deeper underground, I did not find any building materials from the ruins of Trajan's Square. It was this discovery that allowed me to determine that this wine cellar was built in BC. One of the reasons"
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but nodded, but everyone's eyes were still full of doubts.
Even if there are no building materials from the ruins of Trajan's Square, it might be a coincidence!
Besides, the stones and strips used to build this wine cellar are the same as the building materials used to build Trajan's Square. How big of a difference can there be!
Based on this, is it a bit too mysterious to judge that this wine cellar was built between 50 BC and 150 BC, which is older than the era when the Roman underground city was formed?
From the expressions on everyone's faces, Ye Tian could tell at a glance what they were thinking.
He smiled softly and then continued:
"What I just said is just one of the reasons. There is another more important reason that is the basis for me to draw this conclusion. The building materials used to build this wine cellar come from very special sources.
The stones and strips of stone that you see on these four walls and on the ground come from the Palatine Hill not far away. In ancient legends, the Palatine Hill has always been regarded as the origin of the Roman city.
According to legend, the she-wolf that suckled the brothers Romulo and Remo discovered them on the banks of the Tiber River near the Palatine Hill, and they were able to survive, and later the city of Rome was founded!
Although the Palatine Hill and the other six hills in Rome are not far apart, the stones they produce are different. Of course, this difference is very subtle and cannot be seen without careful observation.
The same stone can be seen in the ruins of the Temple of Caesar in the ancient Roman city square and in the ruins of the Imperial Forum, but it is difficult to find it in the ruins of Trajan's Forum.
The reason for this situation is that at the beginning of the establishment of the Roman Empire, in order to prevent the Palatine Mountain, which was regarded as a holy mountain by the Romans, from being destroyed, it was listed as a restricted area and quarrying was prohibited!
It is precisely because of this prohibition that the Palatine Hill and many surrounding ancient Roman architectural sites have been preserved. Otherwise, after a long one or two thousand years, the Palatine Hill would have ceased to exist."
"Yes, Steven, when the Roman Empire was first established, a ban was issued prohibiting citizens from quarrying stone from the Palatine Mountain, and this ban is still in effect!"
Giovanni continued, confirming Ye Tian's statement.
When he said this, this guy's tone was quite exciting. He was now completely sure that this wine cellar hidden deep underground must contain some major secrets and treasures!
Thinking of this, he quickly scanned the wine cellar again, focusing on the floors in the center of the wine cellar.
Due to Ye Tian's previous actions, he used his saber to scrape off the dirt, dust, and other debris in the gap between the two floors in the center of the wine cellar. The two smooth floors looked very eye-catching!
Not only Giovanni, but everyone else at the scene was also staring at the two floors, and everyone's eyes were extremely hot!
Everyone knows that if there is any major secret or amazing treasure hidden in this wine cellar, it is most likely under those two floors!
This guy Steven will never make a mistake. The reason why he cleaned out all the dirt and debris in the gap must be because he discovered something!
After a pause, Ye Tian's clear voice came out again and reached the ears of everyone present.
"Because of this discovery, I was able to determine that this underground wine cellar was built in BC, but why between 50 BC and 150 BC? There is another reason.
Between 50 BC and 150 BC, due to the failure of the reforms led by the Gracchi brothers, the Roman Republic began a period of turmoil, especially in the city of Rome.
Under that environment, the nobles living in Rome needed to build secret rooms for their own safety, so this underground and extremely strong wine cellar came into being.
In 49 BC, after Caesar unified the Roman Republic and became the lifelong magistrate of the Roman Republic, he immediately began to build the Imperial Forum, using stones from the Palatine Hill.
In fact, at that time, the authorities of the Roman Republic had banned ordinary citizens from quarrying stones on the Palatine Mountain. Stones from the Palatine Mountain could only be used for some very important buildings.
After Caesar was assassinated, in 42 BC, the Roman Senate posthumously canonized Caesar as a god. The first emperor of the Roman Empire, Octavian, built a temple for his adoptive father.
This Ionic column temple is the Temple of Caesar located in the ancient Roman city square. Although it is now in ruins, you can still see its original grandeur through the ruins.
Most of the stones used to build the Temple of Caesar came from the nearby Palatine Mountain. When the Temple of Caesar was built, Octavian announced that ordinary citizens were prohibited from quarrying on the Palatine Mountain!
From this, it can be determined that the construction time of this underground wine cellar should be between 50 BC and 150 BC, but the exact time requires further exploration to know! ”
Speaking of this, Ye Tian paused and glanced at everyone present.
At this time, David and Bishop Kent were all stunned, looking at Ye Tian as if they were looking at an alien!