A newly uncovered marble inscription at Hadrian's Villa is shedding light on an unusual Roman religious practice.
The inscription refers to Summanus, the Roman god associated with nocturnal lightning.
Archaeologists believe the discovery may relate to the Roman ritual known as *fulgur conditum*, connected with marking and consecrating places believed to have been struck by lightning.
For ancient Romans, lightning could be interpreted as a divine event — powerful enough to change the religious status of a location.
This cinematic CGI reconstruction explores what that belief may have looked like at one of Rome's most extraordinary imperial villas. ⚡🏛️
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