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Fri Nov 20, 2015, 05:20 AM Nov 2015

Secret pagan basilica in Rome emerges

A mysterious Roman basilica built for the worship of an esoteric pagan cult and now lying hidden more than 40ft below street level has opened to the public for the first time.

The basilica, the only one of its kind in the world, was excavated from solid tufa volcanic rock on the outskirts of the imperial capital in the first century AD.

Lavishly decorated with stucco reliefs of gods, goddesses, panthers, winged cherubs and pygmies, it was discovered by accident in 1917 during the construction of a railway line from Rome to Cassino, a town to the south. An underground passageway caved in, revealing the entrance to the hidden chamber.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/12005864/Secret-pagan-basilica-in-Rome-emerges-from-the-shadows-after-2000-years.html

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Secret pagan basilica in Rome emerges (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Nov 2015 OP
Great article! icymist Nov 2015 #1
Very intriguing. I did more searches on this. Wow! Thank you. cntrygrl Dec 2015 #2
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