The depredation of the Roman ruins of Luni aroused the concern of the local Cardinal Filippo Calandrini, who urged the Humanist pope Pius II to issue a brief (7 April 1461) forbidding any further dilapidations.
The deterioration of Roman ruins in Luni alarmed Cardinal Filippo Calandrini, leading him to request that Humanist Pope Pius II create a decree (April 7, 1461) prohibiting further destruction.