{"id":3835,"date":"2015-05-27T14:38:11","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T14:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=3835"},"modified":"2015-05-27T14:38:38","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T14:38:38","slug":"discovery-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/discovery-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery of the Month: Nero&#8217;s Revolving Dining Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Salvete Omnes!<\/p>\n<p>Today\u00a0we will be starting a new monthly post (like the text spotlight posts) in which we relive and explore the discovery of a Roman artifact, place, or item. Today, we will be focusing on the fabled rotating dining room of Nero!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nero&#039;s Rotating Banquet Hall Unveiled in Rome\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UR1pEWX68c4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The legendary dining hall has been discovered in Rome&#8217;s Palatine Hill. The dining hall was discovered whilst archaeologist were excavating the Golden House (Domus Aurea) which was built for Nero (54 to 68AD).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2977\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/02\/450px-Nero_1.jpg\" aria-label=\"450px Nero 1 225x300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2977\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2977\"  alt=\"Bust of Nero at the Musei Capitolini, Rome\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/02\/450px-Nero_1-225x300.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bust of Nero at the Musei Capitolini, Rome<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"firstPar\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1687\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2012\/03\/Gaius_Suetonius_Tranqullus.jpg\" aria-label=\"Gaius Suetonius Tranqullus\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1687\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1687\"  alt=\"Suetonius\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2012\/03\/Gaius_Suetonius_Tranqullus.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaius Suetonius Tranqullus<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to the Roman historian, Suetonius, the dining hall is said to have had a revolving wooden floor in order to allow guests to gaze upon all facets of the room including the painted ceiling with stars. Furthermore, it was described as have panels from which flower petals and different types of perfumes would shower upon the tables.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, the recently departed head of the British School at Rome, an archeological institute, said: &#8220;People have been trying to find the rotating dining room for a long time. We don&#8217;t have much idea about it except for what Suetonius tells us. It could have had a revolving floor, or possibly a revolving ceiling. &#8220;If they really have discovered it, that would be exciting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ja83Wz5yx-4\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ja83Wz5yx-4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/05\/450px-Nero_1-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>Salvete Omnes! Today\u00a0we will be starting a new monthly post (like the text spotlight posts) in which we relive and explore the discovery of a Roman artifact, place, or item. Today, we will be focusing on the fabled rotating dining room of Nero! The legendary dining hall has been discovered in Rome&#8217;s Palatine Hill. 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