 It was only in 1442 that the highly visible remains were identified with Luni and the Gulf of La Spezia recognized as its harbour.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.It was of little practical use