Largo Di Torre Argentina

When I started working on this blog, I did it based on my travel records which area a few years old; however, I have the opportunity to visit Rome again recently and discovered that a few things have changed. One of those is the Largo Di Torre Argentina site.

As explained in my first blog, this is a large open archaeological site with some column remains of a Roman temple that can be appreciated from the street level. The site is located next to one of the busiest roads in the city center (Corso Vittorio Emanuele II) and it was discovered by chance during the construction on of a new building in the early 1900s. The discovery of these ruins was documented and some excavations were performed but the site remained largely neglected for over 90 years, to the point that it became a “Cat sanctuary”, which was a sort of attraction to the visitors.

Recently the City of Rome decided to finally recover this archaeological site for the city and public in general, since these ruins (columns and walls) represent parts of four temples and the original Pompey Theater where the Emperor Julius Cesar was assassinated. This latest restoration work was a pleasant surprise to me, since this is indeed a very important site; sadly the cats are gone now.

“This latest restoration work was a pleasant surprise to me, since this is indeed a very important site; sadly the cats are gone now”