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Photographers take pictures during the presentation to the press of an archaeological finding that emerged during the excavations at a Mausoleum in Rome. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
Archaeologists have discovered a rare stone delineating the city limits of ancient Rome that dates from the age of Emperor Claudius in 49 AD and was found during excavations for a new sewage system.
Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi was on hand for the unveiling Friday of the pomerial stone, a huge slab of travertine that was used as a sacred.
Military and political perimeter marking the edge of the city proper with Rome’s outer territory.
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Rome s Mayor Virginia Raggi, center, backdropped by the Ara Pacis (Altar of Peace) presents to journalists an archeological finding emerged during the excavations at a Mausoleum in Rome, Friday, July 16, 2021. The monumental pomerial stone is dating back to Roman Emperor Claudio and was used to mark the âpomeriumâ the sacred boundaries of the âUrbeâ, the city of Rome, during the Roman empire.
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