The Vatican has opened an ancient Roman necropolis to the general public. The site is located a few feet beneath St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. It contains carved marble sarcophagi, frescoes and ...
Michelangelo’s dome, Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s colonnade and the ancient tomb of the apostle Peter have been recreated within ...
A cross inlaid in the floor of a library marks the spot where Indiana Jones has to dig to access the ancient ... Rome and is currently buried in a tunnel under the basilica dedicated to St ...
Tradition recounts that Longinus, a Roman centurion, pierced the side of Jesus with this very spear during the crucifixion.