I understand your Schadenfreude about the Mausoleum of Augustus, but don't you think it's awfully sad that the Italian government has been doing such a dismal job of caring for its archaeological heritage? (See also: Pompeii.)
Oh it definitely is, so much has fallen into such disrepair and, for lack of a better word, ruin. Wasn't part of Pompeii crumbling away after a huge rainstorm recently? I swear I remember hearing something about that on the news.









