the ancient city of baiae was the las vegas of the roman empire. enturies, it slowly disappeared beneath the sea — in italy's sunken sea. the roman settlement of baiae was the las vegas of the roman empire — a place where the rich and powerful came to relax, party and carry out illicit affairs. lured by baiae‘s volcanic hot springs, the romans built opulent villas and baths here on the gulf of naples. today, it is still famed for its precious marbles, mosaics and sculptures. ancient authors wrote a lot about baiae and described baiae as a little rome, as a place for the holiday, grounded with the aristocracy and also with the young people, with people working on the beach, looking on the sea, people drinking wine. a fun atmosphere, sounds like a party town. exactly. but over several centuries, the city slowly sunk beneath the sea. this is more dangerous than there. i wish you told me that when we were over there. why did you tell me that when we're here? the underwater site is a treasure trove of mosaics and marbles dating back 2,000 years. but toda

the roman empire's sunken party town. and how to run up a sand dune. it's tough.eep thinking, relentless forward motion, just one step in front of the other. hello, and welcome to the travel show, coming to you from the festive windsor. now, in spite of the glimmers of hope we are hearing on the news, for many of us, travel is still impractical. but never fear, because we are here to bring you inspiration amid all these dark and gloomy nights. first, though... for britain's theatres, christmas can only mean one thing — panto! singing, dancing, comedy, romance and belting catchphrases. oh, no, it wasn't! children: oh, yes, it was! all based in a traditional fairytale setting. pantomime has every ingredient needed for a fun family night out. except in 2020, many of our much—loved pantomimes don't have a stage to perform on. with only a limited number of shows still running across the country this year, panto, like the majority of the arts, has been dealt a heavy blow by covid. data from play association uk theatre revealed ticket income from its members‘ productions

stay with us, because still to come on the travel show, the roman empire's sunken party town. of a fun run involves sand and dunes? well, it does in dubai. it's a great sense of achievement when you get up to the top and you run down the other side. so, don't go away. the next in our series now exploring the future of our past. amanda ruggeri's been looking at some of the brand—new tech letting scientists uncover and restore some stunning archaeological treats. this week, it's italy, and the sunken treasure not far from the city of naples. here in italy, in the gulf of naples, the ancient roman city of baiae has been explored by archaeologists and travellers for years. what many people come here for actually lies underwater, and this incredibly preserved site cannot last forever. so, i have come to see firsthand how a centuries—old problem is finding a 21st century solution. baiae was a luxury resort with incredible architectures connected with the most eminent men of the late republic and early imperial times. the ancient authors wrote a lot about baiae, and they described ba

they drew from their experience in spain, which had come from arabia, which had come from the roman empire, a system of irrigation ditches. they were not just irrigation ditches, but they furnished drinking water and water for the cattle and everybody else. everybody used the same water, nobody knew anything about germs, then they wondered why they had epidemics. but they figured that out. so san antonio was selected in large part because it had two major sources of water upstream. we had the head water of the san antonio river, and we had the head waters of san pedro creek. so from those places, engineers very carefully, because this land was plat, they were able to devise a system of a half dozen canals that came from those rivers and came through channels that followed the line of depravity downhill through what became san antonio, so that the water continued to flow. san antonio used that system for more than 100 years. it wasn't until the end of the 19th century that the system was not in general use, but there still have two of them at the spanish missions. they are still used by are

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they they started diluting the basing their coins and that eventually led to the collapse of the roman empire in a sense that's what he was alluding to with the flipping of the money changing paper should change your tables and showing bad you know like following something that is corrupt like the roman government at the time is not something that will lead to life it will actually be that as you mentioned we have been in this bequest space for a number of years and we've seen a lot of things come and go and you know i've noticed in a last year or so that there spend this huge push for the philosophical and the spiritual and because this kind of new to the space people like michael saylor waxing poetic about the cyber hornets and the met the metaphysical aspects of because robert breedlove writing brilliantly and compassionately about some of the big picture. man of the changing aspects of because i'm and in the course your book that thank god for pick coin i mean is laid on the line here you're not mincing any words you're making a direct connection to god and because i am for those who are

gave the american and version and then talk about being super modern and also going back to the roman empire. and erdogan talks about highways but also the ottoman empire. so for people to dream about a grandeur of that loss day to capture for their people. that is very convincing and appealing to many people especially if they feel dissatisfied. that the title that they are the only people in those to be put in office by god but that is when trump is anointed as the person who can bring america as the savior complex is a large part of that. >> and with that interaction and that larger context new we see them coming add a time when there is a sense of a national crisis and germany with the great depression and pinochet and the sense that chile word fall for the horrible communist ways and the united states not just the declining power internationally but the demographic shift to make white citizens feel like it is changing in ways to leave them behind. so to feed off of these rulers that are facing real problems existing establishment parties are not address things successfully. >> and then

the romans would be the spark that would cause jesus to begin the events that would topple the roman empire. >> these political intrigues form the backdrop to one of the most celebrated scenes of jesus' life -- the last supper. >> this place is called the cenaculum. it comes from the latin word cena, for dinner, and this is the traditional site where the last supper took place. when jesus and his disciples meet for the last supper, the tension is really building up. through the week that they've been in jerusalem, there have been increasing conflicts with authorities. something big was about to happen. >> i think there's a real sense of foreboding at the last supper the way that it's portrayed in the gospels. >> there's that moment at the meal, this intimacy. to eat a meal with somebody is to be family with them. >> jesus announces that, "one of you, one of the 12 will betray me." >> jesus is taking them on a path they did not expect. they all sense the ominous stench of death breathing down on jesus, and they don't know what to do. >> it is the one to whom i give this piece of bread when i

a place at the fringes of the roman empire. this outpost on the banks of the river jordan is home to a revolutionary fire brand who prolyses the coming of a new savior. his name? john the baptist. >> john the baptist is the first chapter to the long and amazing story of jesus. he tees it up for jesus to come in, and to really be the true messiah. >> he comes with the fire, and he wants people to -- to feel it here. who are you? are you saved? why do you come here? he even questions their motives. this is an very intense figure, out in the wilderness. and the wilderness is where t g things really happen, spiritually. >> he's a mysterious figure. he's strange. he's out there. he is dressed in this very, very odd way. and slightly, dangerous and scary. >> yet, today, the unique appeal of this charismatic prophet has been lost to history. who was this fiery preacher who would herald the coming of the messiah? and what was it that drew jesus to him? now, science joins history in a new quest. in the future, it may be possible to esta

the roman empire built roads. we demand poor countries become woke.e long, our aid budget will exist entirely of advanced weapon system the middle east and taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgery is on the state department will be happy and lindsey graham will celebrate it, but how would you feel about it? well, who cares about how you feel about a? you got 600 bucks, so shut up. matt walls lights for the mike democratsnd for the daily wire d he joins. great to see you. there are a lot of parts of this that raise all kind of questions. again, why in the world is a country whose social fabric is unraveling doubling down on social engineering in countries it doesn't understand? it baffles me but maybe the deeperer question is how is our economy collapsing, is this the answer? >> yeah, i'm kind of an extremist on this issue i guess. i don't exactly see why we should be sending foreign governments our taxpayer money for any reason ever, but especially not now and when you look at this bill -- i mean, $600 to americans in this situation. it's amazing b

and he also built highways and stadiums and everything very modern but he also went back to the roman empire, up to air the one any belt airports and talking about the ottoman empire. so they let people dream about a lost grandeur that only they the leader knows how to capture for their people, that is very convincing and appealing to many people especially who feel that politics is passed or dissatisfied in the maleness of this guy that was the title that have this guide that are the only people who can see the future and the other part of this is a divine of addiction and almost all of them have said to be put in office by god and again, they alone because what sets to the nation in trump's that i am your voice. that's where trump is anointed by angelical's as a person who can save america and the savior complex is a large part of that particular tool. >> does this say something about the interaction between what the strongmen do in a larger context, do we tend to see these folks coming at a time when there is a sense of national crisis, italy after the first world war, germany obviously i

their pen name was published, named after the founder of the roman empire. probably as valeria's.that was not too unusual for the time to have a pen name. it was seen as a very statesman like educated persons way of communicating with a pen name. it was known of course, who the advocates for the new documents ... jefferson who again was not at the convention, did not sign the constitution, when he had a chance to read the federalist papers and these essays, he said quote, the best commentary on the principles of government which ever was written. let me read a few lines of the first federalist papers by alexander hamilton. this is how the federalists papers begin. after full experience, this is by alexander hamilton. after full experience of the insufficiency of the existing federal government, you are invited to deliberate upon a new constitution for the united states of america. the subject speaks of its own importance. comprehending and it's consequence is nothing less than the existence of the union. the safety and welfare of the parts of which it is composed, the fate of an e

america is the roman empire of our age and that's why i live in new york city. >> wow and i bet you todayhe upper west side, i walk my dog once or twice a week somebody says can you tell me how to get to strawberry fields >> right across the street in the park all right, harry, thank you so much. >> a great find. a treasure >>> we have a lot more ahead on this tuesday morning, including and we've been looking forward to this, a performance from our friends da we made usaa insurance for members like martin. an air force veteran made of doing what's right, not what's easy. so when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. that's how you do it right. usaa insurance is made just the way martin's family needs it with hassle-free claims, he got paid before his neighbor even got started. because doing right by our members, that's what's right. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. ♪ usaa series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >>> we are back at 8:42 with a special performance from dan and shay. >> they have been making music together for seve

as the roman republic lapsed into empire, baiae‘s reputation only grew.idge made up of merchant ships linked together and then covered with earth from baiae to nearby pozzuoli — three miles long — and rode over it in a chariot. and in ad 59, nero had his mother, agrippina, murdered in her villa here. the later emperor hadrian would have a more peaceful end to his life, dying of natural causes in his baiae palace in ad 138. university of naples archaelogist michele stefanie showed me around. baiae was a luxury resort. with incredible architectures connected with the most eminent men of the imperial times. the ancient authors wrote a lot about baiae and they described baiae as a place for the holiday, a place crowded with all the aristocracy, but also young people, people working on the beach and looking to the sea, people drinking wine. a fun atmosphere, it sounds like a party town. exactly. people like seneca decided to have his villa not in baiae but on a hill in that direction. just to stay a little bit away. it's too loud for him. too crazy for seneca.

solution for that -- best solution for that area would be a benign version of the roll,or -- roman or ottoman empirementhen you have such strife over such a large area you need a supervisor convenient -- a power to do it. the romans did it about 800 years. the ottomans did it a very long time. i'm afraid that is what you need. we don't have such an imperial power today and certainly not here in washington. and that is the reality. >> how would mr. johnson handle it? mr. johnson: not d from mr. cameron. >> i thought so. ms. muscatine: we could go on and this has been great. we have time for one last question. i'm reminded that you're president of the oxford union. mr. johnson: i was. churchill -- one way i'm not like winston churchill. he not only didn't go to university he failed to get in sand hurst three times yet he won the nobel prizore prize for literature. >> i would like to turn your attention further east. specifically hong kong. you have talked about winston churchill and moral courage and you have talked about practicality. how would he view occupied central, how would he view hong kong ers st

students of history associate something else with that ancient date the beginning of the fall of the roman empire now did the famine cause the fall or did the fall cause the famine i think the answer is yes both waking up this wealth in this wealthy modern technologically advanced world it's hard to imagine us going through a famine like that but my tragic duty today is to tell you famine is at humanity's doorstep for millions and millions of people on earth fare you to prevent famine in our day or destroy so many lives in cause the fall of much we hold dear. own behalf of the secretary general of the united nations antonio terrace our board our sister agencies are incredible partners and donors and on behalf of $19000.00 peacemakers at the world food program including those who came before us and especially those who died in the land of duty and their families who carry on and on behalf of the 100000000 people we serve to the norwegian nobel committee thank you for this great honor also thank you for acknowledging our work of using food to combat hunger to mitigate against destabilization of nat

empire. because his love and the kind of love connected to justice that lifted the poor, all of these who have been rejected by the roman structure, jesus was -- jesus said you are not god. he said to the empire, it is wrong to have so few people with wealth and the rest living in desperation. those who have been made poor by economic exploitation. he said nations would be judged by how you treat the least of these. the gospel or the truth of god creates division. what he meant by that is there has to be a division from truth and a lie. when people say for instance in america that we do not have the resources, but when covid began, we saw two or $3 trillion given to corporations while people on the front lines have not gotten what they need, there is a division. there has to be a cutting asunder of that and exposing it for what it is. every senator and congressperson, they get the best health care. we have to call that out. how can you get the best free health care with a public option paid for by the people? and then you do not want your constituencies to have the same thing. truth and lies cannot exist together and be

because he threatened the empire because his love and the kind of love connected to justice that lifted the poor the least of these all of those that have been rejected by roman polish truck to those of cicero called the tricks of the city. jesus wasn't around them jesus said to caesar's you're not jesus said to the empire it is wrong 'd to have also a few people with wealth and the rest living in desperation what jesus called the pope cos and greek those who've been made poor economic exploitation he said the nations would be judged by the least of these and that created division that's what jesus meant is that that the gospel of the truth. creates division and what he meant by that is the has to be a division from jews and so when people say for instance in america that we don't have the resources but when code began we saw 2 and 3 trillion dollars immediately given to corporations while people who are on the front lines still have not got what they need desert division we can accept that there has to be a cutting asunder of that and exposing it for what it is every senator and congress person they get free health care they get the best health care we have