[ad_1]
History buffs will be able to wander near the legendary site where Julius Caesar met a bloody end when Roman authorities inaugurated a new footpath at the ancient site on Tuesday.
An account embellished by William Shakespeare tells how the Roman dictator was stabbed to death by a mob of aggrieved senators on March 15, 44 BCE.
According to tradition, he died in Largo Argentina square in the center of the capital – where the remains of four temples are located.
They are all currently below street level and until recently could not be seen from behind barriers near busy intersections.
Starting Tuesday, visitors will be able to walk across the site on a walkway at ground level to get an up-close look at the structures.
Italian fashion house Bulgari funded the work on a site that was first discovered and excavated during construction work in Rome in the 1920s.
The area — near where Caesar should have exclaimed “Et tu, Brute?” when he saw his friend Brutus at the murderer’s side — is now also home to a stray cat shelter.
Non-residents will pay €5 ($5.50) to visit.
[ad_2]
Source link
