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Archaeologists fear that the remains of a large Roman villa found in Tuscany may have to be buried after they battled for years against bureaucratic incompetence. Italy has been likened to a “banana republic” for its inability to protect the remains of a 1,600-year-old Roman villa discovered in Tuscany. For seven years, archaeologists have excavated the site, patiently removing tonnes of soil to reveal the mosiac and marble remains of a villa which they believe to have been owned by a powerful Roman nobleman.But a familiar Italian saga of red tape and confusion between authoroties means further digging at the site, near the tiny village of Aiano-Torraccia di Chiusi, has come to a grinding halt. Archaeologists say that unless a last-minute solution can be found, they will be ordered to fill in the site, covering the remains of the villa’s reception rooms, atriums and mosaic floors with soil... ...full article at the Telegraph

From the reading material: Or that was how Domitian has been traditionally described. Domitian, like Nero, has undergone a reevaluation, however. http://www.unrv.com/forum/topic/17798-good-nero-article-in-national-geographic-sept-2014/ From Wikipedia (surprisingly good): It's hard to imagine that Domitian's reign would have lasted fifteen years if everything his critics (sponsored by the Senate and the aristocrats) had said about him was true. guy also known as gaius