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The Largo Argentina archaeological in Rome will be turned into an open-air museum next year. AFP
History buffs will be able to roam the ruins of Rome’s “Area Sacra”, perhaps catching a glimpse of Julius Caesar’s ghost, after the site becomes an open-air museum next year.
Work to adapt the Largo Argentina archaeological site for tourists begins next month, with upgrades to allow entry into the vast sunken square containing the ruins of four Roman temples, Rome mayor Virginia Raggi announced last week.
Today, the expanse of excavations in the historic site can only be gazed upon from street level.
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Rome is about to undertake major works, funded by Bvlgari, to open Largo di Torre Argentina to visitors, prompting questions about how the development will affect the cat sanctuary among the ruins.
Rome s archaeological site at Largo Argentina is about to undergo major works, funded by luxury jeweller Bvlgari, to open up the city s fabled Area Sacra to visitors for the first time.
Best known as the scene of
Julius Caesar s assassination, the Largo Argentina site includes four Roman Republican temples, dating from between the third and second centuries BC, and the remains of Pompey s Theatre.
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