Barbarians and museum curators have removed most of the villa's treasures, but a stroll through the remaining pillars, arches, and mosaic fragments in gardens running wild among the olive trees, cypresses, and pines can be marvelously evocative of a lost world.
The majority of the treasures in the villa have been taken by museum curators and barbarians.
Approval thresholds, for example, should show which officials have the authority to review and approve acquisitions.