What Happened at Baiae, Stayed at Baiae
Clip: Season 16 Episode 3 | 3m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Baiae was a resort where the Roman elites could let their hair down.
150 miles south of Rome, Baiae is a resort where the elites could let their hair down, and indulge their wildest dreams. The coastal city offered spectacular ocean views but lay in the dangerous shadow of Vesuvius. Today, few know about Baiae. Some of the greatest names of the Roman republic such as Caesar, Cicero, Mark Anthony, Nero, all of these men had villas at Baiae.
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What Happened at Baiae, Stayed at Baiae
Clip: Season 16 Episode 3 | 3m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
150 miles south of Rome, Baiae is a resort where the elites could let their hair down, and indulge their wildest dreams. The coastal city offered spectacular ocean views but lay in the dangerous shadow of Vesuvius. Today, few know about Baiae. Some of the greatest names of the Roman republic such as Caesar, Cicero, Mark Anthony, Nero, all of these men had villas at Baiae.
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Baian Seafood Casserole and Oyster Farming in Baiae
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Shellfish farming was an industry as far back as the Roman times. (2m 52s)
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Nero spent a fortune on indulgent banquets in Baiae. (3m 31s)
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