This really is one of the great ‘archeological’ churches of Rome where one can start two thousand years ago and ascend through various stages to the present. Thanks for a wonderful presentation

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Yes, you are right! Absolutely important to visit!

So much to see just in Rome alone. Thank you for bringing these treasures to light.

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Found this by accident on my first trip to Rome. Interesting church and then I noticed they were selling tickets and discovered the underground ruins. Really neat experience.

I read once that Mithraic iconography is related to astronomy/astrology with the bull representing the constellation Taurus and then we have Scorpio and other star signs et cetera and the whole thing symbolizes the "presession of the equinox" -the process by which one star sign in the zodiac is gradually being overtaken by another because of earth tilts.

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

I just touched on a very complicated subject. There are many theories about the cult, as you mentioned. It's a fascinating religion that I want to come back to in future videos.

This is my most favorite church in Rome

@froillainart

3 ай бұрын

Mine too. Big joy to see it here

@user-et5yw8cu7b

2 ай бұрын

Einfach toll wie er das presentiert,, macht mich neugierig,, mein nächster kultururlaub ist schon mal geplant,,,,

@user-et5yw8cu7b

2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤,,,,

Thx again for your excellent presentations. I learn so much from each video.

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

You are very welcome

Thank you for all your videos, these virtual educational visits are wonderful !

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Your channel is very informational and entertaining and has thought me a lot, and I signed up for the Ancient Rome live Virtual class because I am a History major in college and anything Ancient Rome related I immediately gravitate to, I cant go 30 seconds without going down a 5 hour rabbit hole on one subject.

Fascinanta Roma și istoria ei multi milenară!

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Yes!!

What a coincidence, I was there just yesterday. I can attest to the great job they are doing in the excavations/archaeology area as I was there a couple times in the '90s and it didn't look anything like what it looks like today. For instance the 4th century church area was still filled with debris at the time, you could see the frescoes but not much else. It's a great visit into a very unique place that allows you to "go back" in history in just a few minutes.

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I remember visiting this place more than ten years ago. Every layer of history is truly spectacular. Thanks for sharing and reminding me of just how breathtaking San Clemente is 👌

@CheifR0cka

4 ай бұрын

Same here I was there in 2009 I believe. Even though I've absolutely loved history my whole life, but I was so young back then I was unable to utilize my time as efficiently as possible, to see as much as possible. I can't wait to go back!!!

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

absolutely love your videos, please keep it going

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

Awesome video Thanks Darius

@RizzstrainingOrder66

4 ай бұрын

fr

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Good job. Thank you.

As far as I remember, there were no traces of fire destruction found in the lower church. Many old churches were burnt down in 1084, but for San Clemente there is the possibility that it was just so much in decay that while restoring the other churches they just restored this one, too. I absolutely love this church, it's such a fascinating building from a fascinating time (or multiple fascinating times!). I also love how, mostly in the papal states, there was at that time some kind of Renaissance 0.1. They started to make actual Roman-looking, not just Romanesque, buildings. For example in the courtyard before the church there are some spoliated ionic capitals, but also some 12th century copies! Where else did they make accurate ionic capitals in that time, deepest middle ages??? Fascinating!

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Yes - the Norman sack date is roughly coincidental… the church was falling apart!

Amazing video and information! I just discovered your channel and it is awesome! Many thanks for your great work!

Grazie, I find your presentation refreshing.

One of my favourite churches in Rome! I really enjoyed this video.

You have done many terrific videos, but this one should be required viewing for anyone who plans to visit San Clemente. We visited the site (the churches?) a number of years ago and have been at a loss how to describe it to friends who intend to visit Rome. In the future, we will direct them to this video! Thank you!

Such a fascinating place, happy to see it again. Rome is the most fantastic place!

@DariusArya

3 ай бұрын

I agree!

Years ago I visited us church....amazing

Very interesting lucky you to know and to see these places.

Great job

Again a very fascinating video. Thank you for the amazing content!

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you for all of your videos, Darius! Do you know if the Imperial Villa of Vicariello will undergo some restoration work in the future? It is sad to see that should such a large environment be completely abandoned.

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Not that I know of- let’s hope so!!

Beautiful....

My wife and I are visiting from Hawaii in late August until early September. We would love to meet up with you, hoping that you will have some free time to pick your brain. We will concentrate on visiting most (if not all) of the Stational Churches. Thank you for your most amazing videos! Aloha.

I’ve always read of the Christian’s habit of building over Mithra’s temples among other converted religious sights. Though I don’t know to what extent that Mithraeum was set up for new visitors, how lucky to have so much preserved including Mythra’s imagery, I imagine someone would have smashed it. The geological layers of Rome is truly difficult to wrap my head around, even when it’s explained to me.

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Yes, there are a number of churches in Rome that sit over mithraea. Would love to cover more of the topic in future videos.

@Wyattinous

4 ай бұрын

@DariusArya thank you for taking us along your travels. You and Toldinstone show us stuff most history channels tend to gloss over ❤️

Thank you . Your videos are fascinating.

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

So nice of you

Great video! I hope that you shall write a book someday, with full color illustrations, based on your knowledge of these artefacts.

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

That's a great idea!

@JamesAdams-ev6fc

4 ай бұрын

The videos are quite good and they would be capped off by a book. Thanks again for the armchair travels to ancient Rome.@@DariusArya

Oh Darius! Shhhh!!!! One of my favourite, non touristy places in Roma!

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

It's well known- with new regulations, it's reservation only .

I love how you take us to places un heard of!! Wonderful stuff. Thank you!

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure. San Clemente is actually quite popular. These days you have to reserve for your visit. Totally worth it (and keeps numbers pretty low during your hour long visit)

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure

It's an amazing place. Everyone interested in ancient history or early Christianity should visit.

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

This is one of the best places to visit. It is an all time favourite of mine.

Such a special place. I am left awestruck by this tiny church.

I always enjoy your videos Darius...thank you for creating them. The idea that old structures were just filled in and new structures built on top of them is fascinating...I've seen videos of old Roman streets being excavated in the basements of modern(ish) buildings and the notion that one can simply walk down a flight of stairs and be 2000 years in the past seems so cool. If you're looking for more video idea, I'd certainly like to see more examples of this

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Yea this place is not unique but splendid in its preservation and access!

Thank you for highlighting my fav. fav. fav. church in Rome!! Such a gem! Have you done a vid on the excavation under San Giovanni e Paulo? Maybe I missed it here.

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Not yet- on the list!

@luciennedespota909

4 ай бұрын

looking forward to it....If you do a private tour of that site, please let me know! Will be there in July and Aug.@@DariusArya

Always fascinating material. Learn something new every time we watch your presentations.

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it! Rome is endless!

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Really enjoyed this Vid 😀Thanks

@DariusArya

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I remember being there with my professor…. Thx for the remembrance!!!

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Nice!

I lived 50m away from this church when I stayed in Rome. But never got a chance to go inside. Thanks for the virtual trip.

@DariusArya

3 ай бұрын

You must go back!

Extraordinary, thanks for the presentation ! Do you know any other places where we can clearly see or explore on one site differents layers of history of Rome ? That kind of discovery really fascinates me !

Fascinating! Love your exploration videos. Have you run across any mentions of where Messalina is buried... if she was buried?

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Hmmm ...

Great sight! I understand emperor Marcus Aurelius may have been initiated in the Mithras cult. Perhaps he visited similar temples in the area as his childhood home were only some blocks away.

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

What an idea! Definitely Mithras was quite popular with the army - though never a public temple in Rome…

Incredible

Amazing

I would like to understand how it was that some many Roman statues and busts have been handed down to us. In addition the decay and regeneration of the City's fabric is a fascinating subject but about which I can find very little. I do very much enjoy your 'off piste' reporting.

Fabulous work Darius. I have a wish of your clarification on the existing famous Rome buildings giant Bronze doors. It seems to be a variation in the history on these, some say this and other say that!. Bronze door in mind are Pantheon and San Giovanni in Laterano. Publilius Sysru. All the best.

Hello Darius, thank you for another nice informative video. A suggestion for a next video: porti di claudio e di traiano, necropli di porti and, nearby, the museo navi romano. And how to get there by public transport.(You once said you already made a video about these places, but I can't find them). Regards

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Way ahead of you .. we have a series on Ostia on AncientRomeLive.org KZread … have already filmed them - will appear on ARL for the most part …

Tempio incredibile. Saluti dalla Crimea! Abbiamo il monastero delle caverne Inkerman di San Clemente e il Tempio di Clemente a Chersoneso

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Grazie! Ho avuto dei colleghi che hanno scavato a Chersoneso anni fa (U. Texas a Austin project).

@drsmith9536

4 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥@@DariusArya

Everything Darius shows us in his videos is fascinating as well as beautiful. Thank you again for this wonder on San Clemente. Are the Cyril & Methodius mentioned the same monks who took Greek Orthodox Christianity to the Russian people?

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

They brought Christianity to the Slavic peoples

I remember this church and look forward to visit it again next time I am in Rome.

Once again I am left speechless...

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Great place to explore!

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

👍👍

This is totally incredible. I am Catholic and know so many people who have been to Rome and obviously go to many of the historic churches and never heard anyone speak of this.

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

It's a wonderful underground site- there are many more!

J’ai visité cette magnifique église. C’est un voyage dans le temps ! Superbe !

Impressive,ive just been to Seville and visited Italica,have you been there Darius? i was very impressed

Wow!

There is a Saint Clement Church in Chicago that has the same decoration in the apse over the alter.

Loved this. We've called this the "layer cake church" for decades now, it is one of my favorite places in Rome to show "newbies" the relationship between time and how far below the modern street level something is. Since you're asking, how about a similar exploration of Santa Agnese, or of Domitian's stadium in general?

Fantastic presentation. Thank you very much!

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

In the second level church is that and early image of Mary Seat of Wisdom? In later ages, the child Jesus on sitting on Mary's lap gave the work its name

San Clemente is the church I prefer. It's a travel back in time

В средновековната църква, вдясно от входа, има параклис на Св. Екатерина с великолепни мозайки във византийски стил. Благодаря за прекрасното видео! От BG

@DariusArya

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks. I love your videos. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Can you show us the tullianum / mamertinum?

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Sure thing!

@jean-philippelaugs4426

4 ай бұрын

Maybe something on triumph ending there

I loved rome oh.i need to gp back

Thank you Darius for this once again wonderful vidéo. Will check it out on my next trip to Rome. I wanted to ask you for thé underground theater in Ercolano, how can I obtain tickets ? I m visiting Pompei / Herculaneum area between 6/4 and 13/4 and would be nice if i could book this. Thank you for all your vidéos about ancient Rome.

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Visits to the theater are not yet regular. You need to check with the official Herculaneum website.

Going to Rome next month. Any recommendations for a reasonably priced place to stay?? Love your site!!

@DariusArya

3 ай бұрын

Enjoy your time! Prices have really gone up, that's for sure. But aim to be as central as possible so you just need to walk- not transit!

I visited the place in 2018 and absolutely loved it. I remember there being some sort of a late antique necropolis near the site. Am I correct? What is in there?

Have you explored the Mamertine Prison?

Damn finally Google suggest me something good

I wonder how many Exorcisms and cleanings the Church performed on the Mithraeum?😮

*Mithra* commonly known as Mehr or Mithras among Romans, is an ancient Iranian deity of covenants, light, oath, justice, the sun, contracts, and friendship..

I have been living all my life in this neighborhood but only visited this place a couple of times.

There are also claims that make Flavius Clemens the actual first pope and the church later inserting others to pad its history, interesting that the frescoes are all quite a bit younger. And an interesting look at the mithraeum, I call it the cult of the unknown soldier, that's what the cult image seems to invite for contemplation. It picks up greek stuff like the initiation to mysteries and even the Spartan shared meals. A good way to foster social cohesion among the legion and deal with the psychology of being a soldier. And not the only artificially engineered state-run religion in imperial Rome either.

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Yes it’s a fascinating site with a lot of speculation. Amazing to explore it every time ✌️

Thank you. I am planning my second trip to Rome, and it need to add this to my itinerary. Do you have a list of great sites that are not on the typical tourist agenda?

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Look at my videos! Also consult ancientromelive.org KZread videos in past year!

Hi Darius, this is a fascinating video. Do you have any information on the archaeology of Constantinople before the massive building work ordered by emperor Constantine? From what I've heard, it was a major port and much construction was carried out by Septimius Severus. Does any of this work remain?

@DariusArya

3 ай бұрын

Mostly later material - but I will cover more on the city at @ancientromelive

❤

Is this a good representation of what ancient Roman temples would have looking like during the empire? As far as the color schemes in the mosaics and the frescos?

What does the handwritten graffiti say that's carved on the Mithros alter @ 2:40 ?

The question I have ... is that you said the lower area around the columns was filed in with earth ??? What was that ? Rocky conglomerate earth, or sandy type soil ??? So then all of it had to be excavated out from the entire depth under the surface ???

Wait, what? LOL I don't really know Latin but I paused and tried to read the Latin marble plaque before you went down the stairs and it looks like it says something like the underground Mithraeum is dedicated to the memory of Rev. Joseph Mullooly, Dominican of the Irish Province. The Fr. Joe Memorial Mithraeum? I may be misreading it but am finding my misreading is hilarious.

@ElizabethDMadison

4 ай бұрын

What would St Dominic say? That's a darned sight worse than Albigensians!

Will you come to Dacia province of the Roman Empire?

Lucca Please

Which would you rather be:the Roman Emperor or a common soldier on the Roman frontier in North Britain?

@DariusArya

4 ай бұрын

Neither!

@carausiuscaesar5672

4 ай бұрын

@@DariusArya I would settle for command of my own legion and the Roman Fleet patrolling the Channel.Hopefully having better luck than usurper Admiral Emperor Carausius.

What is a homas please?

Lots of spolia , lots of people don’t know what that is

Sts. Cyril and his brother Methodios were Greeks from Thessaloniki, not Slavic. They were sent to convert the Slavs.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_and_Methodius they were not slavic but Byzantine. Theologians working as missionaries in Slavic countries and playing a role in inventing the Slavic alphabet.

Wow!