‘City of the dead’: Vatican Museums opens ancient Roman necropolis to the public

A gate along the Vatican’s walls has been opened, providing a new entrance to the Via Triumphalis Necropolis, an ancient Roman “city for the dead”.

Hidden in the depths of Vatican City lies an ancient Roman burial ground, the Via Triumphalis Necropolis, often referred to as a “city for the dead.”

Within its confines, marble sarcophagi stand beside open burial graves, surrounded by stunning Roman mosaics and frescoes.

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