"Dear, what does the ancient Latin line above the porch mean? Although I know every letter, when combined, I can't understand the meaning of this line."

At the entrance of the Pantheon, Betty raised her head and pointed to the line of Latin above the porch, looking full of curiosity.

Ye Tian also looked up at the line of words. When he heard Betty ask, he immediately smiled and explained:

"I don't know the ancient Latin language, but I know their meaning, and the specific meaning is, 'The third-time consul Marcus Agripa built this temple'.

The literal meaning is very clear. The person who left this ancient Latin is Agripa who was responsible for building the Pantheon, who was the son-in-law of Octavian, the first emperor of the Roman Empire.

Like the sixteen huge granite stone pillars below, this ancient Latin text also comes from the original Pantheon, and it clearly shows that the builder of the Pantheon is very important.

While giving the explanation, Ye Tian also secretly opened the perspective and completely looked through the porch of the Pantheon that had existed for more than two thousand years.

In his eyes, the porch radiated dazzling blue light, like a crystal clear sapphire, extremely beautiful and fascinating!

But the material that makes up this magnificent porch is extremely sturdy granite, and under the perspective, the eyes are filled with dense stones!

Apart from some traces of smoke and carvings, he did not find any hidden secrets on this porch.

Of course, there are also many marks and texts left by tourists on this historic porch, such as xxx when visiting here, I love xx and the like.

In this regard, Chinese people from ancient times to the present have all liked to do such things.

Standing at the door and admiring the magnificent and solemn porch for a while, Ye Tian and the others took a step forward, climbed the steps, passed under the porch, and walked into the pantheon.

The inside of the Pantheon is a huge cylinder with a diameter and height, covering this semicircular roof above. There is a circular hole in the center of the roof, and natural light shines directly into the interior of the temple through the circular hole.

Inside the Pantheon, there are many columns along the circular walls supporting this ancient building, but there is no pillar in the center of the temple, which is wide and empty, which is a miracle in architecture.

On the circular wall inside the temple, there is a tall niche every distance, displaying statues of Roman gods or statues of famous historical figures.

In addition, there are some tombs of historical celebrities here, such as Raphael, one of the three masters of Renaissance art, who was buried in the Pantheon after his death.

As soon as we entered the Pantheon, we were completely attracted by the simplicity, solemn and breathtaking buildings and sculptures inside the temple. We all stopped and began to appreciate it.

Standing at the door and enjoying it for a while, Ye Tian then began to explain.

"The main building of the Pantheon we see now was built by the Roman Emperor Hadrian around 120 AD. At the beginning of its completion, the Roman gods were worshipped here.

In 609 AD, the Roman Empire presented this historical building to the Pope, and the Pantheon was immediately converted into a church. The Holy See preserved many holy bones and renamed the Church of Santa Maria.

In the late 1920s, after the signing of the Ratram Agreement, the Italian government designated the Pantheon as an Italian national church and began to open it to the public and allow visits.

The Pantheon is a masterpiece of ancient Roman architectural art. Its foundation, walls and domes are all poured from concrete made of volcanic ash, which can be regarded as a miracle in the history of architecture.

Especially the semicircular dome above, even though it has been built for nearly two thousand years, the Pantheon Dome is still the largest reinforced concrete dome in the world, and no one can surpass it…”

While giving the explanation, Ye Tian did not forget to see through the entire Pantheon and the situation deep underground to see if he could find something.

The bottom of the foundation part of the Pantheon is more than seven meters wide, the bottom of the walls and dome is as thick as six meters, and the top of the dome is one meter five meters thick, which is very exaggerated.

But on these walls and domes, Ye Tian did not find any secret walls or secret rooms. There were solid walls everywhere, which were extremely strong! Perhaps this is the reason why the Pantheon could stand for two thousand years without falling.

But deep underground in the Pantheon, he made a surprising discovery.

When his eyes penetrated the stones, volcanic concrete and soil on the ground of the Pantheon, and reached a depth of five or six meters, a dazzling blue suddenly flashed in Ye Tian's eyes, which was extremely beautiful.

They were several sculptures from ancient Roman times, as well as some rusty weapons, as well as other objects from a long time ago, most of which were incomplete.

Especially the remains of those marble sculptures, Ye Tian could see at a glance that each piece was from the hand of a master of carving. In addition to its dazzling blue light, there were nearly twenty layers of charming halos.

Although they are incomplete, lacking arms and legs, and even without a head, only one torso is left, each sculpture is priceless and will inevitably cause a great sensation once unearthed.

Some of the sculptures are exquisite and have excellent carving skills, even no less than the many ancient Roman sculptures collected by the Vatican Museum.

From the appearance of the sculptures and the intensity of the blue light they emitted, Ye Tian instantly made an extremely accurate judgment.

Without exception, the remains of these sculptures come from the sculptures of the Roman gods that were once displayed in the Pantheon. Traces of fire burning can be seen on almost every debris!

With the local characteristics of some sculptures, Ye Tian could even determine whether they came from the sculptures of the Roman gods, whether they were Jupiter, Apollo, or other gods.

It can be imagined that when the Pantheon was rebuilt, the Roman Emperor Hadrian did not order the remains of these sculptures to be smashed, but buried them deep underground and completely integrated with the new Pantheon.

The situations of those ancient Roman weapons with rusty and various shapes, as well as other objects of old age, must be the same.

They are all burial objects of the old pantheon and the foundation stone of the new pantheon.

Unfortunately, they can only be buried deep underground and will never have the chance to see the light of day again.

Unless the Pantheon completely collapse one day, they may be excavated and shine again, bringing a surprise to the world!

But this kind of opportunity is very slim and almost impossible to appear. Under modern technology conditions, people can find countless ways to keep this famous historical building standing here forever!

Of course, sudden accidents are not included.

For example, wars, human-made and natural disasters such as earthquakes may also destroy the Pantheon.

For Ye Tian, ​​these priceless treasures buried deep underground are beyond reach. He will never be able to take these treasures for himself. He can only sigh and only envy him!

Unless one day the Italian government is so poor that he can't get out of the way, or his brain is kicked by a donkey, or he is watered, and he is ready to sell the Pantheon for money, then he has a chance!

After admiring the priceless treasures buried deep underground again, Ye Tian then withdrew his gaze and ended his perspective.

Next, he accompanied Betty and the others to enjoy the panoramic view of the Pantheon for a while, and continued to explain, before walking towards the center of the Pantheon with Betty and the others.

When they arrived at the center of the Pantheon, they stopped again, then raised their heads, looked at the sky eye in the center of the dome above their heads, and looked at the sky outside through the sky eye.

At this time, it was already afternoon, and a beam of sunlight came from the west, penetrated the sky eye in the center of the dome, shining directly into the pantheon, and projected onto the walls of the temple.

Standing inside the Pantheon and looking up, the sunlight seemed to come from the sky, instantly illuminating the entire Pantheon and bringing light to the world, giving a bit of sacred feeling.

And this is exactly the original intention of the Pantheon designer. The 8.7-meter-diameter circular hole in the center of the dome symbolizes the connection between the temple and the Roman gods.

In architecture, that hole will attract and redistribute the huge tension of the dome, which can make the huge dome stronger and extremely cleverly designed.

In the past, when it rained, rain would fall from the hole, land on the floor inside the temple, and then quickly drain through twenty-two small holes that were almost invisible on the marble floor.

After entering modern times, the Italians installed high-strength tempered glass on the sky eye to prevent rain from falling into the pantheon, but it also lacked some interest.

After raising his head and admiring the sky eyes on the dome for a while, and the magnificent dome, Ye Tian and the others retracted their gaze and looked ahead.

Not far ahead of them, there are two tall and solemn niches, each with a statue.

One of them displays the statue of Mars, the god of war among the Roman gods, and the other niche displays the statue of Caesar.

The god of war, Mars, was one of the three main gods of Rome, the god of land and royal power. With the expansion of the Roman Empire, he also became a symbol of war.

Mars had two sons. According to legend, one of them, Romulus established Rome, so the Romans also claimed to be Mars' son.

Throughout history, Mars has had a high status in Rome. Like Jupiter, he was the most respected god. He was the guardian of the warriors and the patron saint of Rome.

During the ancient Roman period, Mars, the god of war, was the most important god worshipped by the Roman Corps, and his status was second only to Jupiter, the head of the gods.

Reflected in some sculptures from ancient Roman times, Mars' image is a general of the Roman Empire with a helmet and armor, holding a sharp sword, and a wise and powerful Roman Empire!

As for Emperor Caesar, let alone.

That was the greatest hero in the minds of all Romans and all Italians, one of the greatest military strategists and politicians, with an extremely noble status!
Chapter completed!