One only has to walk down Via dei Fori Imperiali in Rome (a 6 lane boulevard right through Ancient Rome) to understand to what extent Italian Governments (in th

One only has to walk down Via dei Fori Imperiali in Rome (a 6 lane boulevard right through Ancient Rome) to understand to what extent Italian Governments (in that case, Mussolini) are willing to pave over their rich heritage in the name of progress. It's a little understandable even, given that any big construction project in Rome is held up by years every time a ruin is uncovered, so that archeologists can study it.