Rome’s newest metro station will incorporate newly discovered ruins

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Rome’s newest metro station will incorporate newly discovered ruins



ROME: -- The Italian city of Rome is to open its first archaeological metro station.

Ancient Roman ruins and mosaics have been discovered during work on the city’s third underground train line about nine metres below street level.

This recently discovered Roman barracks dating back to the second-Century AD is being integrated into the new station on the city’s metro system.

City officials plan to incorporate the ancient ruins into the new metro station, which is expected to open in 2020.

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[Catoni]

A city with fascinating history, and an imaginative metro system..... Good idea ! !

[bangon04]

Anyone who digs in their garden in Rome or Athens would be lucky if they do not find archeological evidence. I can imagine a lot of finds are simply "lost" for the sake of efficiency.

Edited May 19, 2016 by bangon04