domus

For years, students at a high school near the Colosseum in Rome whispered about secret rooms hidden beneath their gymnasium. What started as a school rumor has now been confirmed as an astonishing archaeological reality. After teenagers decided to investigate the subterranean spaces themselves, they stumbled upon an exceptionally well-preserved mid-second century AD Roman luxury home, now known as the Domus Liceo Cavour. The discovery began in 2021 during a student protest when teenagers occupied the Liceo Scientifico Cavour building. During their unsupervised time, some students found a key to a locked iron door in the basement. Beyond a disused boiler room, they squeezed through a narrow gap and found themselves in ancient, dimly lit corridors adorned with colorful frescoes