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People seriously interested in the past should possess or extraordinary gift of imagination, or be able (at least mentally) transport back through the thickness of time, or be ready to realize that history is the most unsolved mystery of our of the world.
You probably immediately introduced the ancient pyramids of Egypt, still then remaining for us a secret behind seven seals, or underground cities and tunnels of Europe, or at least the Great Wall of China, do not It is clear who built it (most likely not even by the Chinese). But on in fact, among the architectural mysteries that we inherited from the past and fantastic artifacts, amazing things much more. Let’s look at just such an amazing structure Ancient Rome, like the tomb of the baker Eurisacus.
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It is amazing, isn’t it, even the combination of these two words is a tomb a baker! It’s clear there, the tomb of Pharaoh, the king, even the vizier or monk, but … a simple baker? .. Even more surprising is that the fact that this 13-meter tomb in the first half of the 19th century discovered in Porta Maggiore square right near the main city The big gate. The mysterious mausoleum for many centuries hid the tower, later built by Honorius.
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Strange construction defies any logical comprehension. To assume that this is something other than a tomb some baker doesn’t work – there is a clear inscription on it: given crypt of baker Mark Virgil Eurisac. Moreover, the bas-relief the top of the mysterious mausoleum is decorated with bakery scenes production. In addition, there are other inscriptions, for example, narrating that the ashes of the wife of the baker Atistia are stored in the bread basket (there is also one made of stone with impeccable skill).
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Mausoleum built by baker Eurisacus, who arrived in Rome in 173 BC (republican period in the history of Ancient Rome), created a bakery here, supplying bread to the whole city (all this can be read on the walls of the tomb) better than later medieval buildings. More high-quality and more original – almost fantastic (see Photo and video).
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No wonder that many researchers of this monument ancient Roman history doubts arise: is it a tomb, and if yes, is it a baker? After all, even in Soviet times, when the state level glorified the work of an ordinary person, only one mausoleum was built – not a miner, not a baker, and not even the illustrious collective farmer …
As you can see: when confronted with such riddles of history, you can only helpless in helplessness or … try to turn on your exuberant fantasy, as do writers of historical novels. Sometimes you read such fiction, literally flying away with consciousness into the past, and you wonder: can writers really see through the thickness of centuries? But on the other hand, most often we have to agree that such novels and tales are more like fairy tales …
Do you disagree with this? Then try to explain how it is perhaps – a wonderful mausoleum of a simple baker Eurisac in front of The big gates of the ancient city? Just unbelieveble!..
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