Italy’s tourists can now visit the site where Julius Caesar was assassinated with the opening of four temples from Ancient Rome, dating back as far as the 3rd century BCE
Rome's top official for cultural heritage says the temples make for "one of the best-preserved remains of the Roman Republic". / Photo: AP
But until Monday, practically the only ones getting a close-up view of the temples were the cats that prowl the so-called “Sacred Area,” on the edge of the site where Julius Caesar was assassinated.For decades, the curious had to gaze down from the bustling sidewalks rimming Largo Argentina to admire the temples below.
Taken together, the temples make for"one of the best-preserved remains of the Roman Republic,'' Parisi Presicce said after the Mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri cut a ceremonial ribbon Monday afternoon. On display in a corridor near the temples is a black-and-white photograph showing Mussolini cutting the ribbon in 1929 after the excavated ruins were shown off.
On display are some of the artifacts found during last century's excavation. Among them is a colossal stone head of one of the deities honored in the temples, chinless and without its lower lip. Another is a stone fragment of a winged angel of victory.Over the last decades, a cat colony flourished among the ruins. Felines lounged undisturbed, and cat lovers were allowed to feed them.
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