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Lost Treasures of Rome

(dramatic music) Romans believed animal sacrifices couldoffer insights into the will of...

(dramatic music) Romans believed animal sacrifices could
offer insights into the will of the gods. Bulls were among the largest and most
prestigious animals killed in this way. An animal that showed no fear before
its death was a good omen. A sign of approval from the gods. The animal’s internal organs were
inspected by a priest called an augur. If they looked diseased or damaged, the sacrifice had to be
repeated with a new animal. If the organs were healthy,
the Romans offered a portion to the gods, by burning them on the altar and then
feasted on the rest of the animal

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Romans believed animal sacrifices could offer insights into the will of the gods.
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Bulls were among the largest and most prestigious animals killed in this way.
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An animal that showed no fear before its death was a good omen.
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A sign of approval from the gods.
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The animal’s internal organs were inspected by a priest called an augur.
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If they looked diseased or damaged,
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the sacrifice had to be repeated with a new animal.
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If the organs were healthy, the Romans offered a portion to the gods,
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by burning them on the altar and then feasted on the rest of the animal.
Duration
44 seconds
Views
68
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:51
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Normandy Productions

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Movie Summary

An international team of archaeologists attempt to uncover the lost secrets of the Roman Empire.
S01 • E06 And then, there's this wonderful detail that, - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:12
And then, there's this wonderful detail that,
S01 • E03 This is probably the base of a timber frame door, of this, uh, of this entrance. - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:07
This is probably the base of a timber frame door, of this, u...
S01 • E04 NARRATOR: A vengeful Nero ordered Piso to commit suicide, - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:14
NARRATOR: A vengeful Nero ordered Piso to commit suicide,
S01 • E05 NARRATOR: And finally uncover a clue. - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:09
NARRATOR: And finally uncover a clue.
S01 • E03 NARRATOR: Evidence of a door onto the arena, - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:19
NARRATOR: Evidence of a door onto the arena,
S01 • E02 It really is giving insight into what it was like to be - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:19
It really is giving insight into what it was like to be
S01 • E05 What a lovely thing. That's definitely Roman rather than British. - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:05
What a lovely thing. That's definitely Roman rather tha...
S01 • E06 Decurionbus et Augustabilibus, - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:09
Decurionbus et Augustabilibus,
S01 • E05 It's a sort of a traditional military style quern stone. A really nice one. - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:06
It's a sort of a traditional military style quern stone...
S01 • E04 BARBARA: Nero discovered them, - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:08
BARBARA: Nero discovered them,
S01 • E06 So, these are the two most important groups of people in town, - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:27
So, these are the two most important groups of people in tow...
S01 • E05 NARRATOR: Quern stones are tools that the Romans used to grind cereals into flour. - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:13
NARRATOR: Quern stones are tools that the Romans used to gri...
S01 • E03 It's a chamber, off the back of the arena wall. - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:06
It's a chamber, off the back of the arena wall.
S01 • E04 NARRATOR: Barbara's investigation at Baiae helps - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:20
NARRATOR: Barbara's investigation at Baiae helps
S01 • E02 In Tunis, - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:23
In Tunis,
S01 • E03 This is really the waiting room, for anything that's going to die in the arena. - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:07
This is really the waiting room, for anything that's go...
S01 • E03 This would be a very, very grim place. This is, this is where, you know, - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:15
This would be a very, very grim place. This is, this is wher...
S01 • E05 In Carlisle, 25 miles west along Hadrian's Wall, - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:17
In Carlisle, 25 miles west along Hadrian's Wall,
S01 • E01 The team carefully cleans the skull, ready for future expert investigation. - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:27
The team carefully cleans the skull, ready for future expert...
S01 • E06 ANDREW: Here, we've got this major public building - Lost Treasures of Rome 00:15
ANDREW: Here, we've got this major public building