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Description
Excavations carried out between 1939 and 1950 on the initiative of Pope Pius XII unearthed a pagan necropolis that the emperor Constantine had filled in to build the early basilica. This ancient cemetery comprises two rows of tombs (dated from the 1C to 4C) and, separated by the so-called "red wall" from a small 2C edifice, called Trophy of Gaius, under which the tomb of St Peter was discovered. One of the tombs encloses Christian mosaics from earlier than the 4C.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide79 m - Piazza San Pietro, 00193 Roma
- The Green Guide150 m - Stradone del Giardini, 00193 Roma
- The Green Guide208 m - Via della Conciliazione, 00193 Roma
More tourist attractions in Vatican City
Where to sleepnearby
- From €96Lunaria Suites Rome Vaticano180 m - Via Dei Cavalleggeri 1, 00165 Rome
- From €380Amazing View Vatican187 m - via di Porta Cavalleggeri 30, 00165 Rome
- From €100La CasUPOLA Saint Peter's Quiet Room194 m - 7 Via della Stazione Vaticana, 00165 Rome
More hotels in Vatican City
Where to eatnearby
- Bandidos HamburgerAround€15222 m - Via di Porta Cavalleggeri, 11, 00165 Roma
- Ristrot San PietroAround€25229 m - Via di Porta Cavalleggeri, 99, 00165 Roma
- Bo.No San PietroAround€15242 m - Via di Porta Cavalleggeri, 109, 00165 Roma
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