Tag Archives: Cave of Tiberius Sperlonga

grotto of iniquity

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Dave

The end of the innocence. Monotheism completely changed the aesthetics of the Roman Empire and art in general. Tiberius was at the cusp of those changes, but even he could not foresee its impact… It began as a construction project … Continue reading →

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great zeus: the old wild man of capri?

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Dave

The Cave of Tiberius in Sperlonga. A grotto of five star caliber for a weekend getaway. They found 12,000 sculptural fragments which were about as many sides as this complex emperor… The whole may have been just a gallery of … Continue reading →

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free as a bird: mystery of ganymedes

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Dave

It began as something a bit anodyne. Building a highway as part of Italy’s post WWII little Marshall plan to connect Rome to the outlying areas, passing through an ancient Roman way known as the Via Flacca. At this juncture … Continue reading →

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cave of tiberius: great grotto its got fragments

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Dave

The cave of Tiberius. Twelve thousand fragments in an Emperor’s sculpture gallery made a jigsaw puzzle for archaeologists. 1957. With every scoop of the shovel, the archaeologists became more certain that they had located what had once been the gallery … Continue reading →

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Cave of Tiberius: getaway grotto

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Dave

In the cave of Tiberius .Twelve thousand fragments in an Emperor’s sculpture gallery made a jigsaw puzzle for archaeologists… In the late summer of 1957 a gang of men labored beneath the grilling sun, building a road along the Tyrrhenian … Continue reading →