Rare stone discovered outlining ancient Rome's city limits
Read full article: Rare stone discovered outlining ancient Rome's city limitsArchaeologists have discovered a rare stone delineating the city limits of ancient Rome that dates from the age of Emperor Claudius in 49 A.D. Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi was on hand for the unveiling Friday of the pomerial stone, a huge slab of travertine that was a sacred, military and political perimeter marking the edge of the city proper with Rome’s outer territory.
Artwork to remain in Getty Museum as wildfire nears
Read full article: Artwork to remain in Getty Museum as wildfire nearsLOS ANGELES - As flames encroach on the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the art inside is staying put. The artwork in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is "considerably safer not being moved," said museum spokeswoman Lisa Lapin, as thousands evacuated or lost power Monday because of wildfires raging in Southern California. She said the galleries on the museum's campus are double-enclosed, meaning they are buildings inside buildings with thick walls. The Getty Museum also has a sophisticated air filtration system that can reverse directions and push air out, Lapin said. The Getty Museum opened in 1997, and originated from the expansive art collection of J. Paul Getty, the founder of Getty Oil Company and one of America's richest industrialists.