On March 15, 44 B.C., Julius Caesar walked into the hall Curia of Pompey for a meeting of the senate. Instead of debating, or dictating, a group of senators opposed to his rule stabbed him some 23 times. Now infamous, this date, or the Ides of March, turned the tide of Roman history.
But fast forward to today and the site of Caesar’s death is changing the lives of Rome’s stray cats. A worthy legacy, but perhaps not the one Rome’s famous ruler had in mind.
Largo di Torre Argentina is a square that sits in the center of Rome. Unearthed in the 1920s, the site is home to four Roman temples dating back to the era of the Roman Republic. In addition, an old theatre and the meeting hall Curia of Pompey are found there.
One of the temples, known as Temple C, was likely built between the fourth ...
