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The Universe 9x6 - Roman Engineering

    

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Do Rome's ancient monuments have secret connections to the Sun?New archaeological evidence, confirmed by NASA data andrecreated in state-of-the-art virtual reality, suggests thatearly Roman emperors mastered architecture and astronomy tomake the Sun create strange special effects for reasons bothpolitical and personal. One set up an obelisk and altar thatblocked the Sun on the anniversary of Julius Caesar's murder,another built a domed room that bathed him in sunlight oncertain days, and the Emperor Hadrian designed the Pantheon tomark cosmic events like equinoxes, and turned the central"oculus" of the temple dome into his own personal spotlight,but for what nefarious purposes?
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