Rome's Culture Ministry Declares PR War on Cat-Lovers

Visitors flock to the Roman ruins at Torre Argentina each year to marvel at what remains of the ancient architecture (and maybe to over-dramatically shout, “Et tu, Brute?” at the famed location of Julius Caesar’s assassination). Not all visitors, however, come for the history and beauty of the ruins; some come to sunbathe on the stones, leap gracefully from pillar to pillar, and clean themselves in full view of the touring public — these frolicking felines frequent the area so consistently that they have earned one site in central Rome the nickname “cat forum.”