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Many Roman ruin and Roman history
enthusiasts visiting Italy might be unaware that, in addition to
Pompeii and Herculaneum, there are many splendid Roman remains to
be found outside of Rome and its environs. A great many of these
are located in Umbria, in part because some important Roman roads,
notably the Via Flaminia, ran through what is now Umbria. Some
Roman buildings have been preserved essentially intact after
conversion to other purposes, usually as churches, while huge
constructions such as bridges, theatres and amphitheatres survive
simply because of the quantity of stone used in their construction
and the quality of the concrete used by the Romans. The main
structures of the Roman
town of Casulae are easily explored.
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